rèn = r + (e)n4
edge of blade
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How to pronounce 刃

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.

= r initial

R is for Robinson Crusoe.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

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刃 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
zhǔ = zhu + Ø3
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
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dāo = d + ao1
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs
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Characters with 刃 as component

rèn = r + (e)n4
(literary) slow in speech
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Words with 刃

knife blade / crucial point
sharp blade
lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved

Sentences with 刃

刃 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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rèn

edge of blade

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