cuì = cu + ei4
to spit / (onom.) pshaw! / (old) to sip
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How to pronounce 啐

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.

= cu initial

Cu is for Kitty Cat.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

啐 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
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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= zu + Ø2
variant of 卒[zu2]
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= cu + Ø4
variant of 猝[cu4]
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= zu + Ø2
soldier / servant / to finish / to die / finally / at last / pawn in Chinese chess
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Characters with 啐 as component

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

啐 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 啐

啐 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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cuì

to spit / (onom.) pshaw! / (old) to sip

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