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chén = ch + (e)n2
surname Chen
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chén = ch + (e)n2
state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131
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How to pronounce 臣

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.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

臣 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
= ju + Ø4
very large / huge / tremendous / gigantic
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= ju + Ø4
very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic
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gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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Characters with 臣 as component

= w + o4
to lie / to crouch
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zāng = z + ang1
good / right
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zāng = z + ang1
surname Zang
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Words with 臣

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to bow before (idiom) / to capitulate
counselor of king or feudal warlord / henchman
Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders

Sentences with 臣

chén
fèng
zhǐ
qián
zhuō
yāo
hóu

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chén

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