secure / solid
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How to pronounce 巩

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.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)ng3 final

In the engine’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

巩 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
fán = f + an2
ordinary / commonplace / mundane / temporal / of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) / every / all / whatever / altogether / gist / outline / note of Chinese musical scale
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fán = f + an2
variant of 凡[fan2]
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gōng = gu + (e)ng1
work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor
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Characters with 巩 as component

kǒng = ku + (e)ng3
afraid / frightened / to fear
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zhù = zhu + Ø4
short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2]
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zhù = zhu + Ø4
five-string lute / Taiwan pr. [zhu2]
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Words with 巩

to consolidate / consolidation / to strengthen
sclera (white of the eye)
Gong Li (1965-), PRC female film star

Sentences with 巩

巩 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gǒng

secure / solid

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