= xi + Ø1
to hope / to admire / variant of 稀[xi1]
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How to pronounce 希

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.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

希 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 + Ø4
to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow
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= bu + Ø4
variant of 布[bu4] / to announce / to spread
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= bu + Ø4
cloth / to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known
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Characters with 希 as component

= xi + Ø1
to sob
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chī = ch + Ø1
large wine jar
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= xi + Ø1
to long for / to gaze at
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Words with 希

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to wish for / to desire / hope / CL:個|个[ge4]
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)

Sentences with 希

希 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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to hope / to admire / variant of 稀[xi1]

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