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lián = li + an2
scythe / sickle
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How to pronounce 鐮

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.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

鐮 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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lián = li + an2
old variant of 廉[lian2]
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lián = li + an2
old variant of 廉[lian2]
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lián = li + an2
surname Lian
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lián = li + an2
incorruptible / honest / inexpensive / to investigate (old) / side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)
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Characters with 鐮 as component

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

to complete the year's harvest
Kamakura city in Kanagawa prefecture 神奈川縣|神奈川县[Shen2 nai4 chuan1 xian4], Japan

Sentences with 鐮

鐮 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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lián

scythe / sickle

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