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gěn = g + (e)n3
blunt / tough / chewy
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gèn = g + (e)n4
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain / ☶ / ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)
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How to pronounce 艮

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.

= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n3 final

In the encampment’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

艮 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
= r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
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= r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
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length / long / forever / always / constantly
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chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance
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Characters with 艮 as component

hěn = h + (e)n3
(adverb of degree) / quite / very / awfully
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gēn = g + (e)n1
heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns)
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liáng = li + ang2
good / very / very much
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Words with 艮

Burgundy (Bourgogne), kingdom during medieval period, now region of France

Sentences with 艮

艮 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gěn / gèn

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