cuī = cu + ei1
mourning garments
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
shuāi = shu + ai1
to decline / to wane / to become weak or feeble
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…

How to pronounce 衰

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.

= cu initial

Cu is for Kitty Cat.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei1 final

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
= shu initial

Shu is for Sheldon Shrimp.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai1 final

In front of the airplane.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

衰 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
chǒu = ch + ou3
clown / 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox / ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
chǒu = ch + ou3
shameful / ugly / disgraceful
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
= y + Ø1
clothes / CL:件[jian4] / Kangxi radical 145
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
= y + Ø4
to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…

Characters with 衰 as component

suō = su + o1
rain coat made of straw etc
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
suō = su + o1
variant of 蓑[suo1]
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
cuī = cu + ei1
rafter (classical)
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
Loading...

Words with 衰

show 7 more
organ failure / exhaustion / prostration (medicine)
to age / to deteriorate with age / old and weak
to decline / to fall / to drop / to falter / a decline / recession (in economics)

Sentences with 衰

衰 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Want to remember 衰 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

cuī / shuāi

2 translations

Comments
There aren't any comments yet.

Prompt snippets

No snippets yet.