dùn = du + (e)n4
to stew
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How to pronounce 燉

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.

= du initial

Du is for Doggy Dog.

By Matthias • updated 25 days ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

燉 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
huǒ = hu + o3
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
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dūn = du + (e)n1
variant of 敦[dun1]
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dūn = du + (e)n1
kindhearted / place name
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Characters with 燉 as component

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

to stew meat without seasoning
Dunhuang (city in Gansu)
stewed meat / beef stew

Sentences with 燉

燉 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dùn

to stew

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