kǎn = k + an3
upright and honest / cheerful / to chat idly / to boast / to talk smoothly
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kǎn = k + an3
old variant of 侃[kan3]
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How to pronounce 侃

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.

= k initial

K is for Karl Marx.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

侃 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
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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chuān = chu + an1
abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China
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chuān = chu + an1
(bound form) river / creek / plain / an area of level country
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Characters with 侃 as component

qiān = qi + an1
old variant of 愆[qian1]
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Words with 侃

to ridicule / to tease / to mock / idle talk / chitchat
to speak frankly with assurance
to possess assurance and composure

Sentences with 侃

侃 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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kǎn

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