xiū = xi + ou1
shy / ashamed / shame / bashful / variant of 饈|馐[xiu1] / delicacies
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How to pronounce 羞

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
+ ou1 final

In front of the outhouse.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

羞 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
chǒu = ch + ou3
clown / 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox / ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
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chǒu = ch + ou3
shameful / ugly / disgraceful
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yáng = y + ang2
sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
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Characters with 羞 as component

xiū = xi + ou1
delicacies
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Words with 羞

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shy / embarrassed / bashful
to humiliate / to shame / humiliation / indignity
(a feeling of) shame

Sentences with 羞

羞 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiū

shy / ashamed / shame / bashful / variant of 饈|馐[xiu1] / delicacies

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