= xi + Ø3
(literary) to change one's residence
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How to pronounce 徙

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.

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+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

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徙 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
chì = ch + Ø4
step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4]
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= bu + Ø4
old variant of 步[bu4]
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Characters with 徙 as component

sāi = s + ai1
to waste (Cantonese)
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= xi + Ø3
slippers
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= xi + Ø3
sieve / to sift, to strain
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Words with 徙

to migrate / to move
lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom) / fig. to take preventive measures

Sentences with 徙

徙 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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(literary) to change one's residence

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