xiàn = xi + an4
stuffing / forcemeat / filling
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How to pronounce 馅

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.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

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+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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馅 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
xiàn = xi + an4
pitfall / trap (archaic)
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xiàn = xi + an4
(archaic) pit; hole in the ground / (archaic) variant of 陷[xian4]
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shí = sh + Ø2
"to eat" or "food" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184)
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Characters with 馅 as component

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

meat pie / pie / pasty
to leak / to expose (sb's secret) / to spill the beans / to let the cat out of the bag
ground meat / mincemeat

Sentences with 馅

馅 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiàn

stuffing / forcemeat / filling

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