chǐ = ch + Ø3
shame / disgrace
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How to pronounce 耻

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.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

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+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

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耻 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
zhǐ = zh + Ø3
to stop / to prohibit / until / only
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ěr = Ø + Ø3
ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)
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Characters with 耻 as component

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

(a feeling of) shame
without any sense of shame / unembarrassed / shameless
disgrace / shame / humiliation

Sentences with 耻

耻 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chǐ

shame / disgrace

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