How do you pronounce zhan?

The recorded pronunciation is /dʒɑn/.

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zhan

/dʒɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 詹 (Zhān).

Zhans (plural) Chan (alternative)

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How do you pronounce zhan?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒɑn/.
What does zhan mean?: A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
Where does zhan come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 詹 (Zhān).

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