yán = y + an2
slug
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yán = y + an2
slug / used in 蜿蜒[wan1 yan2]
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How to pronounce 蜒

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.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

蜒 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
variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
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lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
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yán = y + an2
surname Yan
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yán = y + an2
to prolong / to extend / to delay
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Characters with 蜒 as component

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

to wriggle / snaking / winding / to zigzag / to meander
(of a snake) to wriggle along / (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind
earwig / house centipede

Sentences with 蜒

蜒 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yán

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