= di + Ø4
wife of a younger brother
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How to pronounce 娣

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 5 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

娣 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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= di + Ø4
younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter)
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= ti + Ø4
variant of 悌[ti4]
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Characters with 娣 as component

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

sisters-in-law (old) / various concubines of a husband (old)

Sentences with 娣

娣 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Want to remember 娣 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

wife of a younger brother

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