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zuì = zu + ei4
guilt / crime / fault / blame / sin
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zuì = zu + ei4
variant of 罪[zui4], crime
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How to pronounce 罪

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.

= zu initial

Zu is for Zapatista Zebra.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

罪 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
wǎng = w + ang3
net (Kangxi radical 122)
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fēi = f + ei1
abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
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fēi = f + ei1
to not be; not / wrong; incorrect / non-; un-; in-; de- / to reproach; to blame / (coll.) to insist on; simply must
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Characters with 罪 as component

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

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charge; accusation / stigma; bad name; stained reputation
innocent / guileless / not guilty (of crime)
crime / offense

Sentences with 罪

hái
suí
qián
lǐng
zuì

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