yuán = yu + an2
used in 嬋媛|婵媛[chan2 yuan2] and in female names
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yuàn = yu + an4
(bound form) beautiful woman
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How to pronounce 媛

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.

= yu initial

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

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= yu initial

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

媛 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
female / woman / daughter
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= ru + Ø3
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
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yuán = yu + an2
surname Yuan
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yuán = yu + an2
therefore / consequently / thus / hence / thereupon / it follows that / where? / to change (into) / ancient unit of weight and money
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Characters with 媛 as component

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

young lady of note / debutante
(of a woman) graceful / to be interwoven / to be emotionally involved
Peng Liyuan (1962-), PRC folk music singer, wife of Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平[Xi2 Jin4 ping2]

Sentences with 媛

媛 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yuán / yuàn

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