pián = pi + an2
surname Pian
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pián = pi + an2
(of a pair of horses) to pull side by side / to be side by side / to be fused together / parallel (literary style)
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How to pronounce 駢

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.

= pi initial

Pi is for Pocahontas.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

駢 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
= m + a3
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
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= m + a3
horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
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and / furthermore / also / together with / (not) at all / simultaneously / to combine / to join / to merge
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to combine / to amalgamate
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bīng = bi + (e)ng1
short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]
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variant of 並|并[bing4]
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Characters with 駢 as component

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

early Tang literary style despised as shallow by the classicists
parallel (sentences) / parallel prose
shoulder to shoulder

Sentences with 駢

駢 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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pián

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