rěn = r + (e)n3
beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens) / soft / weak
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How to pronounce 荏

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.

= r initial

R is for Robinson Crusoe.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)n3 final

In the encampment’s living room.

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荏 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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rén = r + (e)n2
surname Ren / Ren County 任縣|任县[Ren2 Xian4] in Hebei
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rèn = r + (e)n4
to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
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Characters with 荏 as component

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

lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing
(literary) (of time) to slip away

Sentences with 荏

荏 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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rěn

beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens) / soft / weak

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