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ǎn = Ø + an3
(interjection) oh! / (dialect) to stuff sth in one's mouth / (used in buddhist transliterations) om
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How to pronounce 唵

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.

= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

唵 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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yān = y + an1
variant of 閹|阉[yan1] / to castrate / variant of 淹[yan1] / to delay
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yǎn = y + an3
suddenly / abruptly / hastily / to cover / to surround
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Characters with 唵 as component

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

om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)

Sentences with 唵

唵 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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ǎn

(interjection) oh! / (dialect) to stuff sth in one's mouth / (used in buddhist transliterations) om

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