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rán = r + an2
correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly
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How to pronounce 然

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.

= r initial

R is for Robinson Crusoe.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

然 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
huǒ = hu + o3
"fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc
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rán = r + an2
dog meat / old variant of 然[ran2]
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Characters with 然 as component

rán = r + an2
to burn / to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes) / to start (debate) / to raise (hopes)
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niǎn = ni + an3
to play tricks on or toy with / delicate / exquisite (Cantonese)
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rán = r + an2
old variant of 然[ran2]
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Words with 然

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after / then (afterwards) / after that / afterwards
then; after that; afterwards
only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt

Sentences with 然

rán
jiù
chī
ǎn
lǎo
sūn
zhè
quán

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rán

correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly

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