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kān = k + an1
kill / suppress
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How to pronounce 戡

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.

= k initial

K is for Karl Marx.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

戡 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
shén = sh + (e)n2
variant of 什[shen2]
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shèn = sh + (e)n4
what / very / extremely / any
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= g + e1
dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4] / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]
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Characters with 戡 as component

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

戡 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 戡

戡 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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kān

kill / suppress

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