= xi + Ø2
woven mat / seat / banquet / place in a democratic assembly / classifier for banquets, conversations etc
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= xi + Ø2
variant of 席[xi2] / woven mat
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How to pronounce 席

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
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

席 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
广
yǎn = y + an3
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
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wide / numerous / to spread
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廿
niàn = ni + an4
twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions / also written using banker's character 念
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50
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Characters with 席 as component

= xi + Ø2
variant of 席[xi2] / woven mat
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jiè = ji + e4
diaper
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Words with 席

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to attend / to participate / present
chairperson / premier / chairman / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
chief (representative, correspondent etc)

Sentences with 席

jīn
 
 
ǎn
lǎo
sūn
dào
zuò
le
shǒu

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