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= pi + Ø1
mate / one of a pair
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= pi + Ø3
classifier for horses, mules etc / Taiwan pr. [pi1] / ordinary person / classifier for cloth: bolt / horsepower
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= pi + Ø3
variant of 匹[pi3] / classifier for cloth: bolt
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How to pronounce 匹

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
= pi initial

Pi is for Pocahontas.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

匹 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
rén = r + (e)n2
variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc
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ér = Ø + Ø2
child / son
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non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
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fāng = f + ang1
"right open box" radical (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc
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Characters with 匹 as component

shén = sh + (e)n2
variant of 什[shen2]
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shèn = sh + (e)n4
what / very / extremely / any
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= pi + Ø3
picene (C22H14)
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Words with 匹

to be equal to / to be well-matched / rival
ordinary man / ignorant person / coarse fellow

Sentences with 匹

yào
shi
quē
shǎo
 
 
xiǎo
xīn
de
nǎo
dai

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