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kǎn = k + an3
to be unable to reach one's aim / to be full of misfortune
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How to pronounce 轗

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.

= k initial

K is for Karl Marx.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

轗 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
chē = ch + e1
car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
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= ju + Ø1
war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)
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gǎn = g + an3
to feel / to move / to touch / to affect / feeling / emotion / (suffix) sense of ~
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Characters with 轗 as component

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

variant of 坎坷[kan3 ke3] / bumpy (of a road) / rough (of life)

Sentences with 轗

轗 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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kǎn

to be unable to reach one's aim / to be full of misfortune

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