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怎 - zěn

what? why? how?

what? why? how?

How to read 怎

Click 怎 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzěn
Englishwhat? why? how?
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

怎奈 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 怎样. Please read 怎生 one more time.

Common words with this character

but alas; however
how; what kind
how; why
what for; why; how

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 怎 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 怎奈 and 怎样 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 怎.