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pán = p + an2
firm / stable / rock
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How to pronounce 磐

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.

= p initial

P is for Pinocchio.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

磐 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
bān = b + an1
sort / kind / class / way / manner
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pán = p + an2
see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]
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shí = sh + Ø2
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
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dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters
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shí = sh + Ø2
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]
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Characters with 磐 as component

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

Panshi, county-level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure / rock-firm and unyielding

Sentences with 磐

磐 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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pán

firm / stable / rock

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