copper (chemistry) / see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2] / CL:塊|块[kuai4]
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How to pronounce 銅

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.

= tu initial

Tu is for Tommy Turtle.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)ng2 final

In the engine’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

銅 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
jīn = ji + (e)n1
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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tóng = tu + (e)ng2
like / same / similar / together / alike / with
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see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
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Characters with 銅 as component

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

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(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
scrap metal / a pile of junk

Sentences with 銅

銅 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tóng

copper (chemistry) / see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2] / CL:塊|块[kuai4]

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