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= y + e4
variant of 夜[ye4]
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= y + e4
night
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How to pronounce 夜

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.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

夜 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
tóu = t + ou2
"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)
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rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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zhǔ = zhu + Ø3
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
"walk slowly" component in Chinese characters / see also 冬字頭|冬字头[dong1 zi4 tou2]
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Characters with 夜 as component

= y + e4
liquid / fluid / Taiwan pr. [yi4]
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= y + e4
to support by the arm / to help / to promote / at the side / also pr. [yi4]
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= y + e1
to tuck (into a pocket) / to hide / to conceal
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Words with 夜

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in the depth of the night; very late at night

Sentences with 夜

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