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cèng = c + (e)ng4
to rub against / to walk slowly / (coll.) to freeload
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How to pronounce 蹭

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.

= c initial

C is for the King of Chu.

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

In the engine’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

蹭 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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zēng = z + (e)ng1
surname Zeng
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céng = c + (e)ng2
once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
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zēng = z + (e)ng1
great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
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Characters with 蹭 as component

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

to rub lightly / to move slowly / to dawdle / to dillydally / to pester / to nag
to scrape one's car against sth / to sideswipe
to dillydally / slow-going

Sentences with 蹭

蹭 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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cèng

to rub against / to walk slowly / (coll.) to freeload

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