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dǎn = d + an3
to brush away / to dust off / brush / duster / CL:把[ba3]
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How to pronounce 掸

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.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

掸 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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shàn = sh + an4
surname Shan
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dān = d + an1
bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4]
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Characters with 掸 as component

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

duster / CL:把[ba3]
Shan state of east Myanmar (Burma)
Shan plateau of east Myanmar (Burma)

Sentences with 掸

掸 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dǎn

to brush away / to dust off / brush / duster / CL:把[ba3]

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