guān = gu + an1
Skimmia japonica
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guǎn = gu + an3
(district)
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wǎn = w + an3
smile
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How to pronounce 莞

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.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

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= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

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+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

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= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

莞 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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wán = w + an2
to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire
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Characters with 莞 as component

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

Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
(literary) to smile

Sentences with 莞

莞 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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guān / guǎn / wǎn

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