xiān = xi + an1
Ormazda, the Sun God of the Zoroastrians and Manicheans / the Sun God
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xiān = xi + an1
Ahura Mazda, the creator deity in Zoroastrianism
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How to pronounce 祆

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.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

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祆 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
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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tiān = ti + an1
day / sky / heaven
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Characters with 祆 as component

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

Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism / see also 祆教[Xian1 jiao4]

Sentences with 祆

祆 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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