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niàn = ni + an4
variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud
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niàn = ni + an4
to read / to study (a subject) / to attend (a school) / to read aloud / to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4]) / to miss (sb) / idea / remembrance / twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])
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How to pronounce 念

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.

= ni initial

Ni is for Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt Nefertiti.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

念 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
jīn = ji + (e)n1
now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)
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xīn = xi + (e)n1
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
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Characters with 念 as component

niàn = ni + an4
variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud
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nián = ni + an2
sheatfish (Parasilurus asotus) / oriental catfish / see also 鮎|鲇[nian2]
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rěn = r + (e)n3
ripe grain
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Words with 念

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to miss / to remember with longing / to long to see again
to commemorate / to remember / CL:個|个[ge4]
to commemorate; to honor the memory of / memento; keepsake; souvenir

Sentences with 念

念 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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