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= pi + Ø1
clap of thunder
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How to pronounce 霹

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.

= pi initial

Pi is for Pocahontas.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

霹 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
= yu + Ø3
rain / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]
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= yu + Ø4
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet
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= bi + Ø4
king / monarch / to enlist / to repel / to avoid
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= pi + Ø4
law / variant of 闢|辟[pi4]
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= pi + Ø4
to open (a door) / to open up (for development) / to dispel / to refute / to repudiate
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Characters with 霹 as component

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

Perak (state of Malaysia)
clap of thunder / thunderbolt / (slang) awesome / shocking / terrifying
thunderclap / (slang) awesome; shocking; terrifying

Sentences with 霹

霹 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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clap of thunder

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