hán = h + an2
cold / poor / to tremble
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How to pronounce 寒

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.

= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

寒 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
mián = mi + an2
"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]
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jǐng = ji + (e)ng3
a well / CL:口[kou3] / neat / orderly
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= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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= b + a1
eight; 8
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 寒 as component

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

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fine hair on the human body
to defend against the cold / to keep warm
to defend against the cold; to keep warm

Sentences with 寒

寒 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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hán

cold / poor / to tremble

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