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shéi = sh + ei2
who / also pr. [shui2]
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How to pronounce 谁

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
+ ei2 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

谁 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
yán = y + an2
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]
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zhuī = zhu + ei1
short-tailed bird
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Characters with 谁 as component

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

who would have thought / unexpectedly
lit. at whose hand will the deer die (idiom) / fig. who will emerge victorious
who would have thought that / who would have expected that

Sentences with 谁

méi
yǒu
wáng
de
mìng
lìng
 
 
shéi
néng
zǒu

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shéi

who / also pr. [shui2]

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