kěn = k + (e)n3
to gnaw / to nibble / to bite
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How to pronounce 啃

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.

= k initial

K is for Karl Marx.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n3 final

In the encampment’s living room.

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啃 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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kěn = k + (e)n3
old variant of 肯[ken3]
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kěn = k + (e)n3
to agree / to consent / to be ready (to do sth) / willing
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kěn = k + (e)n3
to agree; to consent / to be willing to
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Characters with 啃 as component

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

lit. to gnaw a book / to study / to cram
(coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood
(coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents

Sentences with 啃

啃 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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kěn

to gnaw / to nibble / to bite

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