= di + Ø1
some / few / a little (Cantonese)
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How to pronounce 啲

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.

= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

啲 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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= di + Ø1
see 的士[di1 shi4]
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= di + Ø2
really and truly
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de = d + e5
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
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= di + Ø4
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
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Characters with 啲 as component

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

啲 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 啲

啲 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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some / few / a little (Cantonese)

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