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wàn = w + an4
surname Wan
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wàn = w + an4
ten thousand / a great number
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How to pronounce 萬

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.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 1 month ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

萬 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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ǒu = Ø + ou3
archaic variant of 偶[ou3]
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= yu + Ø2
ancient area
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= yu + Ø4
legendary monkey of ancient China
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Characters with 萬 as component

mài = m + ai4
to take a step / to stride
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= li + Ø4
surname Li
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= li + Ø4
strict / severe
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Words with 萬

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over ten thousand / fig. untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands
one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out

Sentences with 萬

萬 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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wàn

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