ān = Ø + an1
to be versed in / to know well
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How to pronounce 谙

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.

= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

谙 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
yán = y + an2
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]
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yīn = y + (e)n1
sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)
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Characters with 谙 as component

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

to know (sth) very well / to be an expert in
to know sth fluently / well-versed
unworldly / unsophisticated

Sentences with 谙

谙 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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ān

to be versed in / to know well

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