xiàng = xi + ang4
variant of 巷[xiang4]
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variant of 弄[long4]
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How to pronounce 衖

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.

= lu initial

Lu is for Lenny Lemur.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

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= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ang4 final

In the anglepod’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

衖 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
chì = ch + Ø4
step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4]
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gòng = gu + (e)ng4
common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
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Characters with 衖 as component

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

衖 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 衖

衖 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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lòng / xiàng

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