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How to pronounce 鏡

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.

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+ (e)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

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鏡 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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jìng = ji + (e)ng4
unexpectedly / actually / to go so far as to / indeed
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Characters with 鏡 as component

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

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(film and TV) blooper
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Sentences with 鏡

鏡 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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