tán = t + an2
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How to pronounce 昙

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.

= t initial

T is for Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

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昙 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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yún = yu + (e)n2
(classical) to say
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yún = yu + (e)n2
surname Yun / abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
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yún = yu + (e)n2
cloud / CL:朵[duo3]
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Characters with 昙 as component

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

lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived
Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha

Sentences with 昙

昙 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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