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shān = sh + an1
a flock of sheep (or goats) / old variant of 膻[shan1] / old variant of 羶[shan1]
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shān = sh + an1
rank odor (of sheep or goats)
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How to pronounce 膻

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.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

膻 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
yuè = yu + e4
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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dǎn = d + an3
surname Dan
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dǎn = d + an3
sincere
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Characters with 膻 as component

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

like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful / the crowd runs after trash

Sentences with 膻

膻 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shān

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