廿

廿
niàn = ni + an4
twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions / also written using banker's character 念
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How to pronounce 廿

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.

= ni initial

Ni is for Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt Nefertiti.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

廿 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
niàn = ni + an4
twenty, twentieth
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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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Characters with 廿 as component

gòng = gu + (e)ng4
common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
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= du + Ø4
to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences
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duó = du + o2
to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duo4]
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Words with 廿

the twenty-eight constellations / also written 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4]
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions) / same as 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]

Sentences with 廿

廿 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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廿
niàn

twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions / also written using banker's character 念

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