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wēng = w + (e)ng1
elderly man / father / father-in-law / neck feathers of a bird (old)
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How to pronounce 翁

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.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 1 month ago
+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

翁 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
gōng = gu + (e)ng1
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
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= yu + Ø3
feather / 5th note in pentatonic scale
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Characters with 翁 as component

flycatcher (bird)
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wēng = w + (e)ng1
(onom.) buzz / hum / drone
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shovel / spade / -onium (chemistry)
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Words with 翁

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rich person / millionaire / billionaire
albatross (family Diomedeidae)

Sentences with 翁

翁 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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wēng

elderly man / father / father-in-law / neck feathers of a bird (old)

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