auspicious / lucky
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How to pronounce 禎

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.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

禎 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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chaste
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Characters with 禎 as component

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

Chongzhen, reign name of last Ming emperor (1628-1644)
Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511), Ming writer, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

Sentences with 禎

禎 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhēn

auspicious / lucky

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