臣

臣
chén = ch + (e)n2
surname Chen
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臣
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 7 months ago
+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 6 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
巨
jù = ju + Ø4
very large / huge / tremendous / gigantic
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巨
jù = ju + Ø4
very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic
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丨
gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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丨
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

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

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chancellor (of a monarchy) / cabinet minister
Chechnya, a republic in southwestern Russia / Chechen
to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime) / to serve

Sentences with 臣

望
wàng
万
wàn
岁
suì
为
wéi
老
lǎo
臣
chén
做
zuò
主
zhǔ

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臣
chén

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