jiǎn = ji + an3
surname Jian
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jiǎn = ji + an3
lame / cripple / unfortunate / slow / difficult / nag (inferior horse) / donkey / lame horse
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How to pronounce 蹇

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.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

蹇 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.

Characters with 蹇 as component

qiān = qi + an1
variant of 搴[qian1], to seize
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jiàn = ji + an4
old variant of 鍵|键[jian4]
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Words with 蹇

bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
go-between / matchmaker
clumsy (writing) / awkward / obscure

Sentences with 蹇

蹇 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiǎn

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