jiǎn = ji + an3
to choose / to pick / to sort out / to pick up
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How to pronounce 揀

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.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

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揀 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
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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jiǎn = ji + an3
abbr. for 柬埔寨[Jian3 pu3 zhai4], Cambodia
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jiǎn = ji + an3
card / note / letter / old variant of 揀|拣[jian3]
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Characters with 揀 as component

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

to select / to sort out
to choose one's food carefully / to be picky

Sentences with 揀

揀 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiǎn

to choose / to pick / to sort out / to pick up

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