shēn = sh + (e)n1
groan
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How to pronounce 呻

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.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

呻 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
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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shēn = sh + (e)n1
old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / surname Shen
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shēn = sh + (e)n1
to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
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Characters with 呻 as component

呻 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 呻

to moan / to groan
to moan about imaginary illness / fussing like a hypochondriac / fig. sentimental nonsense

Sentences with 呻

呻 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shēn

groan

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