xiá = xi + a2
(phonetic) / crafty
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How to pronounce 黠

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.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ a2 final

In the ashram’s kitchen.

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黠 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
hēi = h + ei1
abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
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hēi = h + ei1
black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing)
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= ji + Ø2
lucky / giga- (meaning billion or 10^9) / surname Ji / abbr. for Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3]
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Characters with 黠 as component

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

crafty / astute
intelligent / bright / sharp

Sentences with 黠

黠 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiá

(phonetic) / crafty

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