xún = xu + (e)n2
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How to pronounce 寻

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.

= xu initial

Xu is for Xu Xian.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

寻 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
cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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= ji + Ø4
pig snout (Kangxi radical 58)
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Characters with 寻 as component

xún = xu + (e)n2
name of a river / steep bank
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qián = qi + an2
used in 蕁麻|荨麻[qian2 ma2] / also pr. [xun2]
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xún = xu + (e)n2
nettle
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Words with 寻

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Sentences with 寻

寻 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xún

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