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chàn = ch + an4
feel remorse / regret / repent
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chàn = ch + an4
(bound form) to feel remorse / (bound form) scripture read to atone for sb's sins (from Sanskrit "ksama")
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How to pronounce 忏

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.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

忏 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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qiān = qi + an1
thousand
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qiān = qi + an1
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
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Characters with 忏 as component

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

to confess / to repent / remorse / repentance / penitent / confession (Buddhism)
to repent / (religion) to confess
to hold a daytime Buddhist mass; (of a monk or nun) to read scripture to atone for sb's sins

Sentences with 忏

忏 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chàn

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