xuē = xu + e1
surname Xue / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
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xuē = xu + e1
wormwood like grass (classical)
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How to pronounce 薛

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.

= xu initial

Xu is for Xu Xian.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ e1 final

In front of the elevator.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

薛 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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Characters with 薛 as component

niè = ni + e4
variant of 孽[nie4]
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niè = ni + e4
son born of a concubine / disaster / sin / evil
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niè = ni + e4
new shoot growing from cut branch or stump
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Words with 薛

Xue Rengui (614-683) great Tang dynasty general
Xuecheng district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 shi4], Shandong

Sentences with 薛

薛 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xuē

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