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nèi = n + ei4
inside / inner / internal / within / interior
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How to pronounce 内

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.

= n initial

N is for Napoleon.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

内 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
Variant of 冂, but the left stroke is 丿, not 丨
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rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用[yong4], 同[tong2], 網|网[wang3] etc, referred to as 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4]
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Characters with 内 as component

na = n + a5
sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ne5 a5] or variant of 哪[na5])
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= n + a4
battle cry
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bǐng = bi + (e)ng3
third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl
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Words with 内

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heart / innermost being / (math.) incenter
content / substance / details / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
inside / within

Sentences with 内

内 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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nèi

inside / inner / internal / within / interior

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