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bǎn = b + an3
variant of 阪[ban3]
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bǎn = b + an3
variant of 阪[ban3]
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How to pronounce 坂

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.

= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

坂 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
= tu + Ø3
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
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= tu + Ø3
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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fǎn = f + an3
contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
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Characters with 坂 as component

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

Sakai (Japanese surname and place name)
Sakamoto (Japanese surname)
Japanese surname Osaka / old variant of 大阪[Da4 ban3] (Osaka, city in Japan), used prior to the Meiji era

Sentences with 坂

坂 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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bǎn

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