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zhēn = zh + (e)n1
surname Zhen
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zhēn = zh + (e)n1
to distinguish / to evaluate
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How to pronounce 甄

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.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

甄 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
yīn = y + (e)n1
to restrain / to dam a stream and change its direction / a mound
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= w + a3
roof tile / abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
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Characters with 甄 as component

zhēn = zh + (e)n1
(grass) / (orchid)
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Words with 甄

to select / to pick
to screen / to discriminate / to reexamine a case / screening (of applicants etc)
to recommend a student for admission to a higher-level school / to put a student on the recommendation track (one of several ways of gaining admission to a higher-level school in Taiwan) / abbr. for 推薦甄選|推荐甄选

Sentences with 甄

甄 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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