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ǎi = Ø + ai3
sigh / exclamation Eh!
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How to pronounce 欸

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.

= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ai3 final

In the airplane’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

欸 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
= y + Ø3
classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
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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 欸 as component

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

欸 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 欸

欸 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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ǎi

sigh / exclamation Eh!

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