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= ji + Ø4
short name for Hebei 河北 province / surname Ji
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= ji + Ø4
(literary) to hope for
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How to pronounce 冀

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.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

冀 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
běi = b + ei3
north / (classical) to be defeated
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= y + Ø4
different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate
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Characters with 冀 as component

= ji + Ø4
thoroughbred horse / refined and virtuous
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Words with 冀

Jing-Jin-Ji (Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province)
Jishou, county-level city in Hengshui 衡水[Heng2 shui3], Hebei
Jishou, county-level city in Hengshui 衡水[Heng2 shui3], Hebei

Sentences with 冀

冀 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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