wēi = w + ei1
surname Wei
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wēi = w + ei1
danger / to endanger / Taiwan pr. [wei2]
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How to pronounce 危

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.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ei1 final

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

危 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
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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è = Ø + e4
distressed
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è = Ø + e4
variant of 厄[e4]
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Characters with 危 as component

guǐ = gu + ei3
to destroy / to damage / dilapidated / collapsed
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guǐ = gu + ei3
quiet and nice
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wéi = w + ei2
high and uneven
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Words with 危

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danger lurks on every side (idiom)
to be critically ill / to be terminally ill
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk / reds under the beds

Sentences with 危

危 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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wēi

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