how to pronounce символ

/ˈsʲimvəɫ/

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the above transcription of символ is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

символ is pronounced in two syllables

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sʲ

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An example use of символ in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… заключенных но это был символ вот этого …”

meanings of символ

noun:

Character, glyph.
Symbol.

символ frequency in russian - B1 level of CEFR

the word символ occurs in russian on average 44.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.