yǐn = y + (e)n3
smile (archaic)
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(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow
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to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
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How to pronounce 听

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.

= ti initial

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

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+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

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= ti initial

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

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+ (e)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

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= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

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+ (e)n3 final

In the encampment’s living room.

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听 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
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
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Characters with 听 as component

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

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to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking

Sentences with 听

shén
me
zhī
mìng
 
 
ǎn
lǎo
sūn
tīng
zhè
tào

Want to remember 听 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

yǐn / tìng / tīng

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