juān = ju + an1
beautiful / graceful
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How to pronounce 娟

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.

= ju initial

Ju is for Zeus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

娟 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
female / woman / daughter
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= ru + Ø3
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
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yuān = yu + an1
a small worm / to twist / to surround / empty
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Characters with 娟 as component

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

beautiful / graceful
a beautiful woman / graceful and elegant posture / moon
Zheng Xingjuan (1989-), Chinese athlete, lady high jumper

Sentences with 娟

娟 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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juān

beautiful / graceful

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