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duàn = du + an4
variant of 鍛|锻[duan4]
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How to pronounce 煅

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.

= du initial

Du is for Doggy Dog.

By Matthias • updated 12 days ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

煅 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 / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
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duàn = du + an4
surname Duan
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duàn = du + an4
paragraph / section / segment / stage (of a process) / classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
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Characters with 煅 as component

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

to calcine (purify by heating)
sealed pot calcination (TCM)
to calcine (purify by heating)

Sentences with 煅

煅 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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duàn

variant of 鍛|锻[duan4]

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