xīn = xi + (e)n1
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How to pronounce 欣

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.

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+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

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欣 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
jīn = ji + (e)n1
catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
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qiàn = qi + an4
to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
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Characters with 欣 as component

xiān = xi + an1
to lift (a lid) / to rock / to convulse
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xìn = xi + (e)n4
heat / flame / inflammation
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xiān = xi + an1
shovel
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Words with 欣

to appreciate / to enjoy / to admire
to be gratified
to be wild with joy (idiom)

Sentences with 欣

欣 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xīn

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