yǎn = y + an3
surname Yan
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yǎn = y + an3
to lie supine / to stop / to fall down
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How to pronounce 偃

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.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

偃 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
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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yǎn = y + an3
to hide, to secrete, to repress / to bend
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Characters with 偃 as component

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

lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease / to give in
Yanshi, county-level city in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[Luo4 yang2], Henan
Yanshi, county-level city in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan

Sentences with 偃

偃 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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