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shū = shu + Ø1
uncle / father's younger brother / husband's younger brother / Taiwan pr. [shu2]
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How to pronounce 叔

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
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

叔 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
shǎng = sh + ang3
used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
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shàng = sh + ang4
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above
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xiǎo = xi + ao3
small / tiny / few / young
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yòu = y + ou4
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
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shū = shu + Ø1
archaic variant of 菽[shu1], beans and peas / archaic variant of 叔[shu1], uncle
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Characters with 叔 as component

shū = shu + Ø1
legumes (peas and beans)
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= ni + Ø4
distressed / famished
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= cu + Ø4
carefully / level / smooth
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Words with 叔

albuterol, chemical used in treating asthma
nickname of Korean singer PSY

Sentences with 叔

叔 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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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.

shū

uncle / father's younger brother / husband's younger brother / Taiwan pr. [shu2]

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