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qiāng = qi + ang1
Qiang ethnic group of northwestern Sichuan / surname Qiang
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qiāng = qi + ang1
muntjac / grammar particle indicating nonsense (classical)
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variant of 羌[qiang1]
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How to pronounce 羌

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.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ang1 final

In front of the anglepod.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

羌 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
yáng = y + ang2
sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
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rén = r + (e)n2
variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc
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ér = Ø + Ø2
child / son
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non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
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Characters with 羌 as component

dried fish
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Words with 羌

Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
Reeves's Muntjac / Muntiacus reevesi (zoology)
Qiang ethnic group, nowadays esp. in north Sichuan

Sentences with 羌

羌 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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qiāng

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