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exclaim

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xi1

Meaning


Primary

exclaim

Alternatives

exclaims, exclamation, exclamatory

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in [1] front of the [-_] house where she comes across a strange monster that has the body of a 丂 handle with two ハ fins that serve as limbs. She 兮 exclaims for it to go away, but it gets closer. In an 兮 exclamatory manner, she takes out her sword and cuts it into two, the ハ fins and the 丂 handle falling down on the lawn while letting out a final 兮 exclamatory cry.

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