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àn = Ø + an4
variant of 暗[an4]
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àn = Ø + an4
dark / gloomy / hidden / secret / muddled / obscure / in the dark
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àn = Ø + an4
to close (a door) / to eclipse / muddled / stupid / ignorant / variant of 暗[an4]
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How to pronounce 暗

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
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

暗 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
= 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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yīn = y + (e)n1
sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)
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Characters with 暗 as component

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

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dark / darkly / darkness
to hint / to suggest / suggestion / hint
to hint; to suggest / hint; suggestion

Sentences with 暗

men
bèi
xià
shǒu
 
 
àn
jiàn
shāng
rén

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àn

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