duī = du + ei1
to pile up / to heap up / a mass / pile / heap / stack / large amount
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How to pronounce 堆

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.

= du initial

Du is for Doggy Dog.

By Matthias • updated 16 days ago
+ ei1 final

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

堆 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
= tu + Ø3
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
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= tu + Ø3
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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zhuī = zhu + ei1
short-tailed bird
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Characters with 堆 as component

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

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pile of rubble / debris

Sentences with 堆

堆 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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duī

to pile up / to heap up / a mass / pile / heap / stack / large amount

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