chuǎn = chu + an3
mistaken / erroneous / contradictory
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How to pronounce 舛

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.

= chu initial

Chu is for Chantal Chicken.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

舛 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
kuà = ku + a4
component in Chinese characters, mirror image of 夂[zhi3]
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= xi + Ø1
dusk / evening / Taiwan pr. [xi4]
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Characters with 舛 as component

= w + Ø3
to dance / to wield / to brandish
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shùn = shu + (e)n4
Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
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jié = ji + e2
(emperor of Xia dynasty) / cruel
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Words with 舛

to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to sb's life)

Sentences with 舛

舛 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chuǎn

mistaken / erroneous / contradictory

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