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áng = Ø + ang2
to lift / to raise / to raise one's head / high / high spirits / soaring / expensive
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How to pronounce 昂

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.

= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ang2 final

In the anglepod’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

昂 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
áng = Ø + ang2
surname Ang
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áng = Ø + ang2
I (regional colloquial) / me / variant of 昂[ang2]
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= r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
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= r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
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Characters with 昂 as component

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

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expensive / costly
Lyon, French city on the Rhône
to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc)

Sentences with 昂

昂 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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áng

to lift / to raise / to raise one's head / high / high spirits / soaring / expensive

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