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jiān = ji + an1
shoulder / to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
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How to pronounce 肩

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.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

肩 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
= hu + Ø4
a household / door / family
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yuè = yu + e4
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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= hu + Ø4
variant of 戶|户[hu4]
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Characters with 肩 as component

qián = qi + an2
to carry on the shoulder
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jiān = ji + an1
Althaea rosea
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Words with 肩

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adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
shoulder strap / shoulder harness / shoulder belt / baldric / CL:條|条[tiao2]

Sentences with 肩

肩 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiān

shoulder / to shoulder (responsibilities etc)

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