qiàn = qi + an4
Gorgon plant / fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox) / makhana (Hindi)
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How to pronounce 芡

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.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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芡 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
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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qiàn = qi + an4
to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
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Characters with 芡 as component

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

to thicken with cornstarch
cooking starch / pasty mixture of starch and water
Gorgon fruit / Semen euryales (botany) / see also 雞頭米|鸡头米[ji1 tou2 mi3]

Sentences with 芡

芡 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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qiàn

Gorgon plant / fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox) / makhana (Hindi)

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