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kūn = ku + (e)n1
(jade)
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How to pronounce 琨

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.

= ku initial

K is for Karl Koala.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

琨 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
wáng = w + ang2
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
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wàng = w + ang4
to rule / to reign over
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kūn = ku + (e)n1
variant of 崑|昆[kun1]
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kūn = ku + (e)n1
used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2] / (also used for transliteration)
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kūn = ku + (e)n1
descendant / elder brother / a style of Chinese poetry
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Characters with 琨 as component

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

琨 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 琨

琨 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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kūn

(jade)

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