xiàn = xi + an4
to envy
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How to pronounce 羡

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.

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+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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羡 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
= c + Ø4
next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time
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yáng = y + ang2
sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
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Characters with 羡 as component

shē = sh + e1
mango
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Words with 羡

to envy / to admire
to envy / to admire

Sentences with 羡

羡 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiàn

to envy

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