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shén = sh + (e)n2
variant of 什[shen2]
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shèn = sh + (e)n4
what / very / extremely / any
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How to pronounce 甚

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.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

甚 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
= pi + Ø1
mate / one of a pair
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= pi + Ø3
classifier for horses, mules etc / Taiwan pr. [pi1] / ordinary person / classifier for cloth: bolt / horsepower
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= pi + Ø3
variant of 匹[pi3] / classifier for cloth: bolt
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gān = g + an1
surname Gan / abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
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gān = g + an1
sweet / willing
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Characters with 甚 as component

kān = k + an1
to endure / may / can
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kān = k + an1
to investigate / to survey / to collate
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zhàn = zh + an4
surname Zhan
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Words with 甚

even / so much so that
even; so much so that
so much (that) / even (to the extent that)

Sentences with 甚

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shén / shèn

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