shǔ = shu + Ø3
broomcorn millet / glutinous millet
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How to pronounce 黍

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.

= shu initial

Shu is for Sheldon Shrimp.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

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黍 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
= h + e2
cereal / grain
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cuān = cu + an1
quick-boil / to boil for a short time
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Characters with 黍 as component

nián = ni + an2
sticky / glutinous / (Tw) to adhere / to stick on / to glue
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chī = ch + Ø1
birdlime
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Words with 黍

see 怪叔叔[guai4 shu1 shu5]
(bird species of China) corn bunting (Emberiza calandra)

Sentences with 黍

黍 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Want to remember 黍 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

shǔ

broomcorn millet / glutinous millet

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