= y + Ø4
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How to pronounce 億

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.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

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+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

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億 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
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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= y + Ø4
Italy / Italian / abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]
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= y + Ø4
idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate
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= y + Ø4
Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
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Characters with 億 as component

億 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 億

millions and millions
to number in the thousands
billionaire / multimillionaire

Sentences with 億

億 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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