jiān = ji + an1
variant of 箋|笺[jian1]
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How to pronounce 牋

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.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

牋 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
piān = pi + an1
disk / sheet
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piàn = pi + an4
thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91
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jiān = ji + an1
narrow / small
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Characters with 牋 as component

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

牋 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 牋

牋 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiān

variant of 箋|笺[jian1]

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