gritty (of food) / unsightly
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How to pronounce 磣

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.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

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+ (e)n3 final

In the encampment’s living room.

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磣 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
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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sān = s + an1
three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
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cān = c + an1
to take part in / to participate / to join / to attend / to counsel / unequal / varied / irregular / uneven / not uniform / abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
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ginseng / one of the 28 constellations
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cēn = c + (e)n1
used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
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Characters with 磣 as component

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

ugly / shameful / to ridicule
gritty (of foodstuffs) / fig. jarring speech
ugly / unsightly / shabby / to humiliate / to ridicule

Sentences with 磣

磣 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chěn

gritty (of food) / unsightly

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