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= xu + Ø4
abbr. for Syria 敘利亞|叙利亚[Xu4 li4 ya4]
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= xu + Ø4
to narrate / to chat
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How to pronounce 敘

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.

= xu initial

Xu is for Xu Xian.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

敘 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
= yu + Ø2
surname Yu
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= yu + Ø2
(archaic) I / me / variant of 餘|余[yu2], surplus
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= yu + Ø2
extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me
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= pu + Ø1
variant of 攴[pu1]
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Characters with 敘 as component

= xu + Ø4
name of a river
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Words with 敘

to flash back / flashback (in a novel, movie etc)
Israel-Syria
Egypt-Syria

Sentences with 敘

敘 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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