xīn = xi + (e)n1
fuel / salary
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How to pronounce 薪

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
+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

薪 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
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] / surname Xin
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xīn = xi + (e)n1
new / newly / meso- (chemistry)
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Characters with 薪 as component

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

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salary / wage
to raise salary
high salary

Sentences with 薪

薪 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xīn

fuel / salary

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