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xián = xi + an2
enclosure / (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle / unoccupied / leisure
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xián = xi + an2
idle / unoccupied / leisure
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How to pronounce 闲

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.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

闲 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
= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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mén = m + (e)n2
gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
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Characters with 闲 as component

xián = xi + an2
elegant / refined / to be skilled at
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xián = xi + an2
epilepsy / insanity
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xián = xi + an2
variant of 嫻|娴[xian2]
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Words with 闲

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to meddle / to be a "nosy Parker" / to be too inquisitive about other people's business
leisure / relaxation / not working / idle / to enjoy leisure / to lie fallow

Sentences with 闲

闲 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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