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surname Chang
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plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
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How to pronounce 苌

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.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ang2 final

In the anglepod’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

苌 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
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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length / long / forever / always / constantly
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chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance
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Characters with 苌 as component

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

plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) / kiwi fruit

Sentences with 苌

苌 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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cháng

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