gùn = gu + (e)n4
stick / rod / truncheon
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How to pronounce 棍

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.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

棍 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
kūn = ku + (e)n1
variant of 崑|昆[kun1]
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kūn = ku + (e)n1
used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2] / (also used for transliteration)
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kūn = ku + (e)n1
descendant / elder brother / a style of Chinese poetry
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= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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Characters with 棍 as component

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

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to deal a single fatal blow / (fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error
nunchaku (weapon with two rods joined by a short chain, used in martial arts)
single person / bachelor

Sentences with 棍

棍 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gùn

stick / rod / truncheon

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