= xi + Ø1
former times / the past / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
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How to pronounce 昔

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
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

昔 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
jǐng = ji + (e)ng3
a well / CL:口[kou3] / neat / orderly
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= r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
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= r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
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Characters with 昔 as component

= xi + Ø1
dried meat / also pr. [xi2]
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= l + a4
old variant of 臘|腊[la4] / 12th lunar month
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= l + a4
12th lunar month / preserved (meat, fish etc)
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Words with 昔

former days / in the past
things are very different now (idiom) / times have changed

Sentences with 昔

昔 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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former times / the past / Taiwan pr. [xi2]

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