shēn = sh + (e)n1
surname Shen
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shēn = sh + (e)n1
long / numerous
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xīn = xi + (e)n1
Asarum / Wild ginger / also 細辛|细辛[xi4 xin1]
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How to pronounce 莘

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.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

莘 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
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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xīn = xi + (e)n1
surname Xin
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xīn = xi + (e)n1
(of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa
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Characters with 莘 as component

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

Xinzhuang, town in Minhang District 閔行區|闵行区[Min3 hang2 Qu1], Shanghai
Shen county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong

Sentences with 莘

莘 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shēn / xīn

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