quick at hearing / wise / clever / sharp-witted / intelligent / acute
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How to pronounce 聪

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.

= cu initial

Cu is for Kitty Cat.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

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聪 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
always / to assemble / gather / total / overall / head / chief / general / in every case
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general; overall / to sum up / in every case; always; invariably / anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
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ěr = Ø + Ø3
ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)
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Characters with 聪 as component

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

intelligent / clever / bright / smart / acute (of sight and hearing)
to think oneself clever (idiom)
clever-clever / clever in trivial matters / sharp but petty-minded

Sentences with 聪

聪 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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cōng

quick at hearing / wise / clever / sharp-witted / intelligent / acute

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