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pán = p + an2
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How to pronounce 蹒

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.

= p initial

P is for Pinocchio.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

蹒 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
= ju + Ø4
excessive
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= zu + Ø2
foot / to be sufficient / ample
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cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
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Characters with 蹒 as component

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

to walk unsteadily / to stagger / to lurch / to hobble / to totter

Sentences with 蹒

蹒 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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