Pinyin "kuan1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "kuan1" is split up into two parts: "ku" and "an1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ku"

K is for Karl Koala.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an1"

In front of the anthill.

Characters pronounced kuan1

宽
寬
kua̅n = ku + an1
surname Kuan
宽 = 宀 + 苋 : Karl Koala (ku) wants to create a wide and broad (宽) field of amaranth plants (苋) in front of the anthill (an1), so he uses a broad graduation cap (宀) to spread amaranth seeds all over the place.
宽
寬
kua̅n = ku + an1
wide / broad / loose / relaxed / lenient
宽 = 宀 + 苋 : Karl Koala (ku) wants to create a wide and broad (宽) field of amaranth plants (苋) in front of the anthill (an1), so he uses a broad graduation cap (宀) to spread amaranth seeds all over the place.
寛
kua̅n = ku + an1
Japanese variant of 寬|宽
髋
髖
kua̅n = ku + an1
pelvis / pelvic