xiàn = xi + an4
pitfall / trap (archaic)
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xiàn = xi + an4
(archaic) pit; hole in the ground / (archaic) variant of 陷[xian4]
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How to pronounce 臽

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.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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臽 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
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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jiù = ji + ou4
mortar
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Characters with 臽 as component

xiàn = xi + an4
pitfall / trap / to get stuck / to sink / to cave in / to frame (false charge) / to capture (a city in battle) / to fall (to the enemy) / defect
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yàn = y + an4
flame
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yàn = y + an4
variant of 焰[yan4]
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Words with 臽

臽 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 臽

臽 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiàn

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