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jǐn = ji + (e)n3
brocade / embroidered work / bright
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How to pronounce 锦

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.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)n3 final

In the encampment’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

锦 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
= b + o2
silk
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 锦 as component

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

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championship contest / championships
(food) assorted / mixed / assortment
lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off

Sentences with 锦

锦 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jǐn

brocade / embroidered work / bright

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