zhí = zh + Ø2
nephew by the male line
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How to pronounce 姪

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.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

姪 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
female / woman / daughter
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= ru + Ø3
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
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zhì = zh + Ø4
to arrive / most / to / until
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Characters with 姪 as component

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

niece / brother's daughter
see 姪子|侄子[zhi2 zi5]
nephew by the male line

Sentences with 姪

姪 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhí

nephew by the male line

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