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tān = t + an1
beach / shoal / rapids / CL:片[pian4] / classifier for liquids: pool, puddle
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How to pronounce 灘

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.

= t initial

T is for Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

灘 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
shuǐ = shu + ei3
"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
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nán = n + an2
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
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nàn = n + an4
disaster / distress / to scold
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Characters with 灘 as component

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

Lengshuitan district of Yongzhou city 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 shi4], Hunan
Lengshuitan district of Yongzhou city 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 shi4], Hunan
Gudong desert or Antiques desert at Han dynasty Yangguan pass 陽關|阳关[Yang2 guan1], named after many Han dynasty archaeological discoveries

Sentences with 灘

灘 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tān

beach / shoal / rapids / CL:片[pian4] / classifier for liquids: pool, puddle

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