xié = xi + e2
knot / tie a knot
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How to pronounce 缬

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
+ e2 final

In the elevator’s kitchen.

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缬 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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xié = xi + e2
surname Xie
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jié = ji + e2
to confiscate / legendary dog-like animal (old)
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xié = xi + e2
(of a bird) to fly upwards / (of the neck) stiff
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Characters with 缬 as component

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

valine (Val), an essential amino acid
valerian (Valeriana officinalis)

Sentences with 缬

缬 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xié

knot / tie a knot

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