殿

殿
diàn = di + an4
palace hall
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How to pronounce 殿

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.

= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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殿 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
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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shū = shu + Ø1
surname Shu
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shū = shu + Ø1
bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段[duan4], 毅[yi4], 殺|杀[sha1] etc
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Characters with 殿 as component

diàn = di + an4
sediment / precipitate
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tún = tu + (e)n2
butt / buttocks
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tún = tu + (e)n2
old variant of 臀[tun2]
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Words with 殿

Your Majesty (honorific) / His or Her Highness
palace / CL:座[zuo4]

Sentences with 殿

xuān
shàng
殿
diàn
lái

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殿
diàn

palace hall

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