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liàn = li + an4
Melia japonica
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How to pronounce 楝

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.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

楝 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
= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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jiǎn = ji + an3
abbr. for 柬埔寨[Jian3 pu3 zhai4], Cambodia
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jiǎn = ji + an3
card / note / letter / old variant of 揀|拣[jian3]
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Characters with 楝 as component

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

chinaberry (Melia azedarach)

Sentences with 楝

楝 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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liàn

Melia japonica

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