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3
basement
3
basement
[s]
Pronunciation
Pronunciation
3
Description
This tone is low. It falls just a smidgen, and may sound creaky due to its low pitch.
Association
Association
basement
Explanation
The third, low tone is naturally associated with the lowest part of any given place: the
[3] basement
.
Found In Hanzi
bǎi
百
hundred
běn
本
notebook
dǎ
打
to strike
diǎn
點
spot
gěi
給
to give
gǒu
狗
dog
guǒ
果
fruit
hǎo
好
good
hěn
很
very
huǒ
火
fire
jǐ
幾
several
jiě
姐
older sister
jiǔ
九
nine
kě
可
can
kǒu
口
mouth
lǎo
老
old age
lěng
冷
cold
lǐ
裡
inside
liǎng
兩
two
mǎi
買
to buy
mǐ
米
rice
nǎ
哪
which
nǎi
奶
milk
nǎo
腦
brain
nǐ
你
you
nǚ
女
woman
qǐ
起
to begin
qǐng
請
to invite
shǎo
少
few
shǒu
手
hand
shuǐ
水
water
wǎn
晚
late
wǒ
我
I
wǔ
五
five
wǔ
午
noon
xǐ
喜
joy
xiǎng
想
to think
xiǎo
小
small
xiě
寫
to write
xuě
雪
snow
yě
也
also
yǐ
以
to use
yǐ
椅
chair
yǐng
影
shadow
yǒu
友
friend
yǒu
有
to possess
yǔ
雨
rain
yǔ
語
language
zǎo
早
early
zěn
怎
how
zhǎo
找
to look for
zhǐ
只
only
zǐ
子
child
bǐ
比
to compare
bǐ
筆
pen
biǎo
表
surface
chǎng
場
site
děng
等
etc
dǒng
懂
to understand
guǎn
館
building
jǐ
己
self
jiǔ
酒
alcohol
kǎo
考
exam
lǚ
旅
to travel
měi
每
every
niǎo
鳥
bird
pǎo
跑
to run
shǐ
始
to start
suǒ
所
place
tǐ
體
body
tiě
鐵
iron
wǎng
網
net
wǎng
往
toward
wǔ
舞
dance
xǐ
洗
to wash
yǎn
眼
eye
yǐ
已
already
yǒng
泳
to swim
yuǎn
遠
distant
zhǔn
準
standard
zǒu
走
walk
zuǒ
左
left
ǎi
矮
short
bǎ
把
to grasp
bǎn
板
board
bǎo
飽
sated
běi
北
north
cǎo
草
grass
chǔ
楚
clear
diǎn
典
canon
duǎn
短
short
duǒ
朵
earlobe
ěr
耳
ear
fǎ
法
method
gǎn
感
to feel
hǎi
海
sea
jiǎn
檢
to examine
jiǎn
簡
simple
jiǎng
講
to lecture
jiǎo
角
horn
jiǎo
餃
dumpling
jiǎo
腳
foot
jiě
解
to untie
jiǔ
久
long time
kǎ
卡
card
kě
渴
thirsty
lǐ
禮
ceremony
lǐ
李
plum
lǐ
理
logic
liǎn
臉
face
mǎ
馬
horse
mǎ
碼
number
mǎn
滿
full
nǔ
努
to toil
qiě
且
moreover
sǎn
傘
umbrella
sǎo
掃
to sweep
shǐ
史
history
tǐng
挺
to erect
tuǐ
腿
leg
wǎn
碗
bowl
xiǎng
響
echo
xuǎn
選
to choose
yǎn
演
to perform
yǎng
養
to raise
yǐn
飲
beverage
yǔ
羽
feathers
zǎo
澡
bath
zhǎn
展
to unfold
zhě
者
one who
zhǐ
紙
paper
zhǒng
種
species
zhǔ
主
master
zǒng
總
overall
zuǐ
嘴
mouth
bǎo
保
to protect
bǐng
餅
round flat cake
cǎi
彩
color
chǎn
產
products
chǎng
廠
factory
chǔ
礎
foundation
cǐ
此
this
dǎo
導
to guide
dǎo
倒
to topple
dǐ
底
bottom
dǔ
堵
to block up
ěr
爾
thus
fǎn
反
opposite
fǒu
否
to negate
gǎi
改
to alter
gǎn
趕
to hurry
gǎn
敢
to dare
gǔ
鼓
drum
guǎn
管
pipe
guǎng
廣
extensive
hǎn
喊
to yell
hǔ
虎
tiger
huǐ
悔
repent
huǒ
伙
companion
jiǎn
減
to reduce
jiǎng
獎
award
jǐn
僅
merely
jǐn
緊
tight
jǐng
景
scenery
jǐng
警
police
jǔ
舉
to lift up
kǎo
烤
to roast
kěn
肯
to agree
kǒng
恐
to fear
kǔ
苦
bitter
lǎn
懶
lazy
liǎ
倆
duo
měi
美
beautiful
miǎn
免
to avoid
miǎo
秒
second
mǔ
母
mother
nǎo
惱
annoyed
nuǎn
暖
warm
ǒu
偶
idol
pǐn
品
goods
pǔ
普
universal
qiǎo
巧
skillful
qǔ
取
to take
rǎn
染
to dye
rǎo
擾
to disturb
shěng
省
to economize
shǐ
使
to use
shǒu
首
head
shǔ
暑
heat
sǐ
死
death
tǎng
躺
to lie down
tǎo
討
to discuss
tǒng
桶
bucket
tǔ
土
soil
xiǎn
險
dangerous
xǐng
醒
to awaken
xǔ
許
to permit
xiě
血
blood
yǐn
引
to draw
yǒng
永
eternity
yǒng
勇
courageous
yǔ
與
with
yǔn
允
to allow
zǐ
仔
meticulous
zhěng
整
entire
zhǐ
止
to stop
zhǐ
址
address
zhǐ
指
finger
zhuǎn
轉
to turn
zǔ
組
group
bǎn
版
printing plate
bǎng
膀
upper arm
bǎo
寶
treasure
bǐ
彼
the other
bǔ
補
to patch
cǎi
採
to pick
chǎo
吵
noisy
chǎo
炒
to stir-fry
chǐ
尺
ruler
chǐ
齒
teeth
chǒng
寵
to pamper
chǒu
丑
clown
dǎn
膽
gall bladder
dǎng
擋
to block
dǎng
檔
files
dǒu
斗
measuring cup
duǒ
躲
to dodge
fǎn
返
to go back
fǎng
仿
to imitate
fǎng
訪
to visit
fǔ
府
government office
fǔ
腐
rotten
gǎo
搞
to do
gǔ
古
ancient
gǔn
滾
to roll
guǒ
裹
to wrap
huǎn
緩
unhurried
jǐ
擠
to squeeze
jiǎ
甲
armor
jiǎn
撿
to pick up
jiǎn
剪
scissors
jǐn
謹
careful
kuǎn
款
funds
lǎn
覽
to look at
lǎo
姥
maternal grandmother
lǐng
領
collar
mǐn
敏
agile
mǒu
某
certain
pǐ
匹
to match
qiǎn
淺
shallow
qiǎng
搶
to rob
qiǎo
悄
quiet
rěn
忍
to endure
ruǎn
軟
soft
sǎ
灑
to sprinkle
shǎ
傻
stupid
shǎng
賞
reward
shǐ
駛
to drive
shǒu
守
to guard
shǔ
屬
to belong to
shǔ
鼠
mouse
sǔn
損
to damage
suǒ
索
rope
suǒ
鎖
lock
tǒng
統
to unite
wěi
偉
great
wěi
尾
tail
wěn
穩
stable
wǔ
伍
squad of five
wǔ
武
military
xiǎn
顯
obvious
xiǎng
享
to enjoy
yǎo
咬
to bite
yǐ
乙
second
yǒng
擁
to embrace
zhǎi
窄
narrow
zhǎng
漲
to rise
zhǎng
掌
palm
zhěn
診
to diagnose
zhǔ
煮
to boil
zǐ
紫
purple
zǔ
阻
to block
bǎi
擺
to arrange
bǎng
榜
roster
bǔ
捕
to catch
cǎi
踩
to step on
chuǎng
闖
to rush
dǎo
島
island
dǐ
抵
to resist
dǐng
頂
top
fěn
粉
powder
fǔ
輔
to supplement
gǎng
崗
hillock
gǎng
港
harbor
gǎo
稿
draft
gǒng
鞏
to consolidate
gǔ
股
thigh
gǔ
骨
bone
guǎi
拐
to turn
guǐ
軌
rails
hǎn
罕
rare
hěn
狠
ruthless
jǐng
井
well
jǐng
頸
neck
jǔ
矩
square
kǎn
砍
to chop
lǎng
朗
bright
lǚ
履
shoe
mǎ
螞
ant
miǎn
勉
to strive
nǐ
擬
to draft
niǔ
扭
to twist
pěng
捧
to hold with both hands
qǐ
啟
to open
qǔ
娶
to take a wife
rǎng
壤
soil
sǎng
嗓
throat
shǎn
閃
flash
shěn
審
to examine
shǔ
薯
potato
tǎ
塔
pagoda
tǒng
筒
tube
tǔ
吐
to spit
wěi
委
committee
yǎng
仰
to look up
yǎng
氧
oxygen
yǎng
癢
itch
yě
野
wild
yǐ
蟻
ant
yǐn
隱
hidden
yǐng
穎
clever
yǒng
湧
to gush
yǔ
予
bestow
zhǎn
嶄
towering
zhěn
枕
pillow
zhǒng
腫
swollen
zǔ
祖
ancestor
ǎi
藹
friendly
bǎ
靶
target
bǎng
綁
to tie up
bǎo
堡
fort
bǐ
鄙
low
biǎn
貶
to diminish
biǎn
扁
flat
bǐng
丙
third
bǐng
秉
to grasp
bǐng
柄
handle
bǔ
卜
divination
bǔ
哺
to feed
cǎi
睬
to notice
cǎn
慘
miserable
chǎn
鏟
shovel
chǎn
闡
to expound
chǎng
敞
spacious
chě
扯
to pull
chěng
逞
to flaunt
chǐ
侈
extravagant
chǐ
恥
shame
chǒu
瞅
to look at
chuǎi
揣
to conjecture
chuǎn
喘
to gasp
chǔn
蠢
clumsy
dǎi
歹
evil
dǎi
逮
to arrest
dǎng
黨
political party
dǎo
搗
to pound
dǎo
禱
to pray
dǐng
鼎
cauldron
dǒng
董
director
dǒu
抖
to tremble
dǒu
陡
steep
dǔ
賭
to gamble
dǔ
睹
to see
dǔn
盹
nap
ěr
餌
bait
fǎng
紡
to spin
fěi
匪
bandit
fěi
誹
to slander
fǔ
撫
to comfort
fǔ
斧
axe
fǔ
俯
to bow
gǎn
桿
shaft
gěng
耿
dedicated
gǒng
拱
arch
gǒu
苟
careless
gǔ
谷
valley
guǎ
寡
widow
guǐ
詭
deceitful
guǐ
鬼
ghost
hǒng
哄
to coax
hǒu
吼
to roar
hǔ
唬
to bluff
huǎng
恍
suddenly
huǎng
謊
lie
huǐ
毀
to destroy
jǐ
脊
backbone
gǔ
賈
merchant
jiǎn
揀
to select
jiǎn
柬
letter
jiǎn
儉
frugal
jiǎng
槳
oar
jiǎo
僥
by luck
jiǎo
狡
crafty
jiǎo
絞
to twist
jiǎo
矯
to rectify
jiǎo
攪
to stir
jiǎo
繳
to hand over
jǐn
錦
brocade
jǐng
阱
pitfall
jǐng
憬
to awaken
jiǒng
窘
poor
jiǔ
灸
moxibustion
jǔ
咀
to chew
jǔ
沮
to stop
kǎi
凱
triumphant
kǎi
慨
indignant
kǎi
楷
model
kǎn
坎
pit
kǎn
侃
upright
kǎn
檻
threshold
kěn
墾
to reclaim land
kěn
懇
earnest
kěn
啃
to nibble
kǒng
孔
hole
kuǎ
垮
to collapse
kǔn
捆
bundle
lǎ
喇
horn
lǎn
攬
to take on
lǎn
纜
cable
lěi
壘
rampart
lěi
磊
pile of stones
lěi
蕾
flower bud
lǐ
鯉
carp
liě
咧
to grin
lǐng
嶺
mountain range
liǔ
柳
willow
lǒng
攏
to draw near
lǒng
壟
ridge
lǒu
摟
to put one's arm around
lǔ
滷
thick gravy
lǔ
虜
captive
lǔ
魯
rude
luǎn
卵
eggs
luǒ
裸
naked
lǚ
侶
associate
lǚ
屢
repeatedly
lǚ
縷
thread
mǎng
莽
rash
měng
猛
fierce
miǎn
緬
distant
miǎn
靦
shy
miǎo
渺
insignificant
mǒ
抹
to smear
mǔ
牡
male
mǔ
畝
Chinese acre
mǔ
拇
thumb
mǔ
姆
nanny
nǎi
乃
to be
něi
餒
to be discouraged
nǐng
擰
to twist
niǔ
紐
knob
niǔ
鈕
button
ǒu
嘔
to vomit
pǒ
頗
inclined
pǒu
剖
to cut open
pǔ
譜
chart
qǐ
乞
to beg
qǐ
豈
how
qiǎn
遣
to dispatch
qiǎn
譴
to denounce
qǐn
寢
bedroom
qǐng
頃
100 Chinese acres
quǎn
犬
dog
rǎng
攘
chaotic
rǎng
嚷
to shout
rě
惹
to provoke
rǒng
冗
superfluous
rǔ
乳
breast
sǎo
嫂
elder brother's wife
shǐ
矢
dart
shǐ
屎
excrement
shuǎ
耍
to play with
shuǎi
甩
to throw off
shuǎng
爽
refreshing
sǒng
聳
to shrug
suǐ
髓
marrow
suǒ
瑣
trivial
tǎn
坦
level
tǎn
毯
blanket
tǎng
倘
if
tǎng
淌
to drip
tiǎn
舔
to lick
tiě
帖
invitation
tǐng
艇
light boat
tǒng
捅
to poke
tuǒ
妥
appropriate
wǎ
瓦
tile
wǎn
挽
to pull
wǎn
婉
tactful
wǎng
枉
crooked
wěi
緯
latitude
wěn
吻
to kiss
wǔ
侮
to insult
wǔ
捂
to cover with one's hand
xiǎo
曉
dawn
xiǔ
朽
rotten
yǎ
啞
mute
yǎ
雅
elegant
yǎn
衍
to develop
yǎn
掩
to conceal
yě
冶
to smelt
yǐ
矣
did
yǐ
倚
to rely on
yǐn
癮
addiction
yǒng
恿
to incite
yǒng
踴
to leap
yǔ
嶼
islet
yǔ
宇
eaves
yǔn
隕
to fall
zǎi
宰
to slaughter
zǎn
攢
to accumulate
zǎo
棗
jujube
zǎo
藻
algae
zhǎ
眨
to blink
zhǎn
斬
to chop
zhǎn
盞
small cup
zhǎn
輾
to turn over
zhuǎ
爪
claw
zhǎo
沼
marsh
zhěng
拯
to rescue
zhǐ
旨
purpose
zhǒu
帚
broom
zhǔ
拄
to lean on
zhǔ
囑
to urge
zhǔ
矚
to gaze
zhǔ
貯
to store
lǐ
里
Chinese mile
bǐ
匕
spoon
cǎi
采
pluck
lǚ
呂
spine
yǐn
尹
oversee
jǐn
儘
utmost
biǎo
錶
watch
fǔ
甫
barely
fǎ
髮
hair
huǒ
夥
partnership
wǎn
宛
as if
wěi
鮪
tuna
jǐng
儆
warn
zhǒu
肘
elbow
dǔ
篤
sincere
qiǔ
糗
embarrassed
shě
捨
abandon
chǒu
醜
ugly
chǔ
杵
pestle
sǔn
筍
bamboo shoot
juǎn
捲
roll
kǎi
鎧
suit of armor
měng
懵
ignorant
zhuǎi
跩
waddle
jiǎn
鹼
alkali
biǎo
婊
prostitute
fǎng
彷
seemingly
ǎn
俺
I
zuǒ
佐
assistant
mǎ
瑪
agate
jiǎo
姣
beautiful
wǎn
輓
draw a carriage
huǎng
幌
shop sign
zǎi
崽
child
wěn
刎
cut the throat
fǔ
釜
cauldron
gěng
梗
stem
bǐng
稟
report
tiǎn
腆
sumptuous
liǎo
瞭
comprehend
nǔ
弩
crossbow
yǒu
黝
black
bǎn
闆
boss
wǔ
忤
disobedient
niǎn
捻
twist
yǎn
鼴
mole
pǔ
浦
riverside
ruǐ
蕊
stamen
biǎo
裱
mount
měng
獴
mongoose
jiǎo
皎
bright
pǐ
癖
addiction
zhǐ
咫
Chinese foot
wǎn
莞
smile
jiě
姊
elder sister
nǐ
妳
you
fěi
翡
kingfisher
lǐ
裏
inside
lǚ
鋁
aluminum
lǐ
哩
English mile
shěn
沈
Shen
jǐ
几
table
mǐn
皿
dish
piǎo
瞟
sidelong glance
liǔ
綹
tuft
xǐng
擤
blow the nose
zhǔn
准
to allow
mǎng
蟒
python
guǎi
枴
cane
mǐn
抿
purse lips
wǔ
鵡
parrot
wǎn
綰
coil up
hǔ
琥
amber
rǔ
汝
thou
lǚ
捋
stroke
biě
癟
deflated
shěn
嬸
aunt
měng
蜢
grasshopper
shǔ
糬
mochi
pǔ
圃
garden
wǎn
蜿
wriggle
cǎi
綵
colored silk
zǔ
詛
curse
lǒu
簍
basket
yǒng
甬
corridor
gǔ
蠱
poisonous insect
jǔ
櫸
beech
sǒng
悚
frightened
sǎng
搡
shove
lǐ
喱
curry
fěi
斐
brilliant
jiǎo
鉸
to cut with scissors
gǎo
槁
withered
wǔ
摀
to cover with one's hand
yǒng
詠
to chant
gǔ
穀
cereal
jiǎng
蔣
Jiang
kǎo
拷
flog
jiǎn
繭
cocoon
qǐ
啓
open
gǎn
橄
olive
lǎn
欖
olive
pǔ
埔
flat land
shǔ
蜀
Sichuan
ě
噁
nausea
kě
坷
bump
zhěn
疹
rash
dǐ
砥
whetstone
zǎo
蚤
flea
zhǐ
趾
toe
kuǐ
傀
puppet
lěi
儡
puppet
bǒ
跛
lame
sǒng
慫
incite
chǎn
諂
flatter
xiǎng
饗
entertain
jiǒng
炯
bright
shǎng
晌
part of the day
chǐ
呎
English foot
mǎn
蟎
mite
yǎo
舀
to ladle
ǎo
襖
coat
lǐn
凛
chilly
lǐn
凜
chilly
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