diàn = di + an4
suburbs or outskirts / one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China / official in charge of fields (old)
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How to pronounce 甸

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.

= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

甸 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
bāo = b + ao1
archaic variant of 包[bao1]
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tián = ti + an2
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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Characters with 甸 as component

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

Kuandian Manchu autonomous county in Liaoning / abbr. for 寬甸滿族自治縣|宽甸满族自治县
Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan

Sentences with 甸

甸 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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diàn

suburbs or outskirts / one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China / official in charge of fields (old)

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