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gǔn = gu + (e)n3
imperial robe
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How to pronounce 衮

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
+ (e)n3 final

In the encampment’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

衮 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
gōng = gu + (e)ng1
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
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= y + Ø1
clothes / CL:件[jian4] / Kangxi radical 145
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= y + Ø4
to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)
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Characters with 衮 as component

gǔn = gu + (e)n3
to boil / to roll / to take a hike / Get lost!
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gǔn = gu + (e)n3
roller / to level with a roller
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Words with 衮

Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝[Shun4 zhi4 di4]
Algonquin (North American people)

Sentences with 衮

衮 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gǔn

imperial robe

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