xiǎo = xi + ao3
dwarf bamboo / thin bamboo
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How to pronounce 筱

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

筱 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
zhú = zhu + Ø2
bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118
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yōu = y + ou1
distant, far / adverbial prefix
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Characters with 筱 as component

筱 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 筱

筱 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 筱

筱 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiǎo

dwarf bamboo / thin bamboo

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