zhì = zh + Ø4
aspiration / ambition / the will
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zhì = zh + Ø4
sign / mark / to record / to write a footnote
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How to pronounce 志

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
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

志 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
shì = sh + Ø4
member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker
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xīn = xi + (e)n1
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
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Characters with 志 as component

zhì = zh + Ø4
sign / mark / to record / to write a footnote
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zhì = zh + Ø4
birthmark / mole
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zhì = zh + Ø4
to engrave / to record
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Words with 志

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magazine / CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],期[qi1]
comrade / (slang) homosexual / CL:個|个[ge4]
sign / mark / symbol / logo / to symbolize / to indicate / to mark

Sentences with 志

志 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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