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zhàn = zh + an4
to fight / fight / war / battle
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How to pronounce 战

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.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

战 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
zhàn = zh + an4
variant of 占[zhan4]
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zhān = zh + an1
to observe / to divine
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zhàn = zh + an4
to take possession of / to occupy / to take up
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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 战 as component

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

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opportunity in a battle / fighter aircraft / war secret
comrade-in-arms / battle companion

Sentences with 战

战 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhàn

to fight / fight / war / battle

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