lǎn = l + an3
lazy
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How to pronounce 懶

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.

= l initial

L is for Sir Lancelot.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

懶 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
xīn = xi + (e)n1
Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element
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lài = l + ai4
surname Lai
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lài = l + ai4
to depend on / to hang on in a place / bad / to renege (on promise) / to disclaim / to rat (on debts) / rascally / to blame / to put the blame on
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Characters with 懶 as component

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

to goof off / to be lazy
to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)
happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) / all take and no give

Sentences with 懶

懶 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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lǎn

lazy

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