lián = li + an2
cockroach
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How to pronounce 蠊

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.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

蠊 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
variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
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lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
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lián = li + an2
old variant of 廉[lian2]
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lián = li + an2
old variant of 廉[lian2]
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lián = li + an2
surname Lian
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lián = li + an2
incorruptible / honest / inexpensive / to investigate (old) / side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)
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Characters with 蠊 as component

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

cockroach / same as 蟑螂[zhang1 lang2]
Blattidae, family of about 550 species of cockroach

Sentences with 蠊

蠊 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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lián

cockroach

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