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Choosing Mnemonics

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to lean against / to rely on / on the basis of / no matter (how, what etc) / proof
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How to pronounce 憑

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.

= pi initial

Pi is for Pocahontas.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)ng2 final

In the engine’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

憑 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
surname Feng
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to gallop / to assist / to attack / to wade / great / old variant of 憑|凭[ping2]
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xīn = xi + (e)n1
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
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Characters with 憑 as component

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

no matter what / despite / to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation / a cool head in a crisis
(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true

Sentences with 憑

憑 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Want to remember 憑 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

píng

to lean against / to rely on / on the basis of / no matter (how, what etc) / proof

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