shān = sh + an1
straw mat / thatch
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How to pronounce 苫

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.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

苫 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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zhàn = zh + an4
variant of 占[zhan4]
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zhān = zh + an1
to observe / to divine
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zhàn = zh + an4
to take possession of / to occupy / to take up
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Characters with 苫 as component

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

bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom) / the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period

Sentences with 苫

苫 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shān

straw mat / thatch

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