zán = z + an2
variant of 咱[zan2]
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= z + a2
see 咱[zan2]
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zán = z + an2
I or me / we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
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zán = z + an2
variant of 咱[zan2]
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How to pronounce 咱

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.

= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

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+ a2 final

In the ashram’s kitchen.

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= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

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+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

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咱 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
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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= z + Ø4
self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely
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Characters with 咱 as component

咱 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 咱

we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
I / me / my / (often used in early vernacular literature)
the two of us

Sentences with 咱

咱 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zán /

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