jiàng = ji + ang4
to drop / to fall / to come down / to descend
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to surrender / to capitulate / to subdue / to tame
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How to pronounce 降

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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+ ang4 final

In the anglepod’s bathroom.

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= xi initial

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

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+ ang2 final

In the anglepod’s kitchen.

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降 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
jiàng = ji + ang4
old variant of 降[jiang4]
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old variant of 降[xiang2]
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 降 as component

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

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to descend / to land
to surrender / surrender
to decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease

Sentences with 降

néng
xiáng
lóng
 
 
shān
dǎo
hǎi

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jiàng / xiáng

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