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唵

ǎn

to eat with one's hands; used in transliterations

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 奄 provides pronunciation

HSK ✏️ 11 strokes

Words Using 唵 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra

唵嘛呢叭咪吽

ǎnmaníbāmīhōng

Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra

Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

口

kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

奄

yǎn

to remain, to tarry; feeble

⿰口奄 i

Component Tree i

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yǎn

奄

to remain, to tarry; feeble

8 strokes

dà

大

big, great, vast, high, deep

💡 Ideographic: A man 人 with outstretched arms

3 strokes HSK 1

diàn

电

electricity; electric; lightning

💡 Ideographic: Simplified form of 電; lightning 申 from a storm cloud 雨

5 strokes HSK 1

yuē

曰

to speak; to say

💡 Ideographic: Picture of an open 一 mouth 口

4 strokes

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

gōu

乚

secret, hidden, mysterious; small, minute; to conceal

1 strokes

Words Using 唵 (2)

Component Breakdown

Component Tree i

Stroke Order