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cén = c + (e)n2
surname Cen
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cén = c + (e)n2
small hill
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How to pronounce 岑

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.

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

In the encampment’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

岑 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
shān = sh + an1
mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)
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Characters with 岑 as component

chén = ch + (e)n2
Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis)
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cén = c + (e)n2
overflow / rainwater / tearful
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Words with 岑

Cen Peng (died 35 AD), Chinese general
Cenxi, county-level city in Wuzhou 梧州[Wu2 zhou1], Guangxi
Cenxi, county-level city in Wuzhou 梧州[Wu2 zhou1], Guangxi

Sentences with 岑

岑 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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cén

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