zhǐ = zh + Ø3
paper / CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2] / classifier for documents, letter etc
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How to pronounce 紙

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.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

紙 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
= s + Ø1
"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]
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shì = sh + Ø4
clan name / maiden name
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zhī = zh + Ø1
see 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] and 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]
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Characters with 紙 as component

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

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a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
copying paper (with printed model characters and blank squares for writing practice)

Sentences with 紙

紙 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhǐ

paper / CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2] / classifier for documents, letter etc

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