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huán = hu + an2
surname Huan
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hái = h + ai2
still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else
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huán = hu + an2
to pay back / to return
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How to pronounce 还

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.

= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai2 final

In the airplane’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= hu initial

Hu is for Helga Horse.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

还 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
= bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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chuò = chu + o4
to walk (side part of split character)
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Characters with 还 as component

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

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to make a counteroffer when haggling / to bargain
to repay a loan
to retort / to answer back

Sentences with 还

nài
shì
guài
wu
hái
yǒu
xiàn
zài
yǒu
duì
Knites is not a monster. And she has a team now.

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huán / hái

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