xuán = xu + an2
to hang or suspend / to worry / public announcement / unresolved / baseless / without foundation
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How to pronounce 懸

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
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

懸 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
xiàn = xi + an4
county
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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 懸 as component

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

lit. to hang upside down / fig. in dire straits
the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits

Sentences with 懸

懸 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xuán

to hang or suspend / to worry / public announcement / unresolved / baseless / without foundation

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