niè = ni + e4
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How to pronounce 臬

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.

= ni initial

Ni is for Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt Nefertiti.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

臬 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
= z + Ø4
self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely
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= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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Characters with 臬 as component

niè = ni + e4
nickel (chemistry)
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jiǎo = ji + ao3
old variant of 曒[jiao3]
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niè = ni + e4
tottering / unsteady
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Words with 臬

variant of 杌隉|杌陧[wu4 nie4]
to take as a guiding principle (idiom)
provincial judge (in imperial China)

Sentences with 臬

臬 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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niè

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