jiān = ji + an1
(grass) / Themeda forsbali
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How to pronounce 菅

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.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

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菅 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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guān = gu + an1
surname Guan
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guān = gu + an1
government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[ge4]
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Characters with 菅 as component

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

to have disregard for human life (idiom)
Sugawara (Japanese surname)
KAN Naoto (1946-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2010-2011

Sentences with 菅

菅 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiān

(grass) / Themeda forsbali

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