càn = c + an4
see 孱頭|孱头[can4 tou5]
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chán = ch + an2
weak / feeble / lowly
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How to pronounce 孱

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.

= c initial

C is for the King of Chu.

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+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

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+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

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孱 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
shī = sh + Ø1
person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies) / to put a corpse on display (after execution) / variant of 屍|尸[shi1] / corpse
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shī = sh + Ø1
corpse
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zhuǎn = zhu + an3
(Internet slang) the three 子's that symbolize success in life: a house, a car and a wife (房子[fang2 zi5], 車子|车子[che1 zi5] and 妻子[qi1 zi5]) / (archaic) cautious / cowardly
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Characters with 孱 as component

chán = ch + an2
flow / trickle (of water)
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chán = ch + an2
to revile; to abuse
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chán = ch + an2
to revile / to abuse
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Words with 孱

delicate / frail / impotent / weak
(dialect) weakling / coward

Sentences with 孱

孱 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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càn / chán

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