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lián = li + an2
old variant of 廉[lian2]
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lián = li + an2
old variant of 廉[lian2]
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lián = li + an2
surname Lian
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lián = li + an2
incorruptible / honest / inexpensive / to investigate (old) / side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)
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How to pronounce 廉

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.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

廉 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
jiān = ji + an1
double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
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广
yǎn = y + an3
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
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wide / numerous / to spread
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Characters with 廉 as component

lián = li + an2
hanging screen or curtain
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lián = li + an2
name of a river in Hunan
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lián = li + an2
scythe / sickle
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Words with 廉

William or Wilhelm (name)
cheaply-priced / low-cost
honor and shame / sense of honor

Sentences with 廉

廉 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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lián

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