= ji + Ø1
used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
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shé = sh + e2
tongue
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How to pronounce 舌

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.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

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= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

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+ e2 final

In the elevator’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

舌 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
qiān = qi + an1
thousand
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qiān = qi + an1
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Characters with 舌 as component

shě = sh + e3
old variant of 捨|舍[she3]
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shě = sh + e3
to give up / to abandon / to give alms
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shè = sh + e4
surname She
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Words with 舌

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tongue / CL:個|个[ge4] / enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
talkative / to blather / to shoot one's mouth off / rap (genre of music)
dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round

Sentences with 舌

舌 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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