= y + Ø2
mother's sister / aunt
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How to pronounce 姨

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.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

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+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

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姨 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
= y + Ø2
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze
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female / woman / daughter
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= ru + Ø3
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
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Characters with 姨 as component

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

maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:個|个[ge4]
(coll.) mother's sister / maternal aunt
(coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her)

Sentences with 姨

姨 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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mother's sister / aunt

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