diān = di + an1
top (of the head) / apex / to fall forwards / inverted / to jolt
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How to pronounce 顛

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.

= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

顛 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
zhēn = zh + (e)n1
really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine
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xié = xi + e2
head
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= y + e4
page / leaf
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Characters with 顛 as component

diān = di + an1
summit
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diān = di + an1
mentally deranged / crazy
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diān = di + an1
to fall / to stamp (one's foot) / to toss / to throw
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Words with 顛

destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means
incitement to subvert state power (criminal charge used to gag free speech)

Sentences with 顛

顛 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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diān

top (of the head) / apex / to fall forwards / inverted / to jolt

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