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duàn = du + an4
to forge / to discipline / wrought
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How to pronounce 鍛

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.

= du initial

Du is for Doggy Dog.

By Matthias • updated 12 days ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

鍛 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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duàn = du + an4
surname Duan
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duàn = du + an4
paragraph / section / segment / stage (of a process) / classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
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Characters with 鍛 as component

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

to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself
to forge (metal) / forging

Sentences with 鍛

鍛 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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duàn

to forge / to discipline / wrought

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