1. 苟
  2. 延
  3. 残
  4. 喘

苟

Previous (尹)Next (癫)
  • 2880th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
苟→
艹句
2Radical
苟→
艹grass勹wrap口mouth
3Graphical
苟→
艹㇆㇒口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǒu (Gou3)surname Gou
2. gǒu (gou3)if • supposing • careless • negligent • temporarily

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 苟 gǒu (gou3)The component 句 is pronounced as 'gōu' (gou1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 苟 gǒu (gou3)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

苟 also appears in:
敬

Example Words

Common

苟且 

Uncommon

一丝不苟 (一絲不苟)
苟同 
苟延残喘 (苟延殘喘)

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延

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Previous (促)Next (震)
  • 1101st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 72 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
延→
廴No glyph available
2Radical
延→
廴long stride㇒N/A止stop
3Graphical
延→
㇋㇏㇒丨一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (Yan2)surname Yan
2. yán (yan2)to prolong • to extend • to delay

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 延 yán (yan2)The component 廴 is pronounced as 'yìn' (yin4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

延 also appears in:
诞蜒涎筵埏綖蜑莚駳鋋誕鯅硟

Example Words

Common

延伸 
延安 
延缓 (延緩)
延续 (延續)
延误 (延誤)
延长 (延長)
拖延 
蔓延 

Uncommon

延吉 
延年益寿 (延年益壽)
延后 (延後)
延庆 (延慶)
延期 
延津 
延迟 (延遲)
延边 (延邊)
绵延 (綿延)
苟延残喘 (苟延殘喘)

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残

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Previous (姓)Next (秋)
  • 1148th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 65 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
残→
歹戋
2Radical
残→
歹death/decay戋N/A
3Graphical
残→
一夕戋

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cán (can2)to destroy • to spoil • to ruin • to injure • cruel • oppressive • savage • brutal • incomplete • disabled • to remain • to survive • remnant • surplus

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

残忍 (殘忍)
残酷 (殘酷)

Uncommon

伤残 (傷殘)
凶残 (兇殘)
摧残 (摧殘)
残卷 (殘卷)
残存 (殘存)
残害 (殘害)
残局 (殘局)
残废 (殘廢)
残暴 (殘暴)
残杀 (殘殺)
残渣 (殘渣)
残留 (殘留)
残疾 (殘疾)
残疾人 (殘疾人)
残缺 (殘缺)
残羹 (殘羹)
残余 (殘餘)
残骸 (殘骸)
苟延残喘 (苟延殘喘)

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喘

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Previous (脆)Next (罩)
  • 1974th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
喘→
口耑
2Radical
喘→
口mouth山mountain而beard
3Graphical
喘→
口丨凵一丿冂丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chuǎn (chuan3)to gasp • to pant • asthma

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 喘 chuǎn (chuan3)The component 耑 is pronounced as 'zhuān' (zhuan1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

哮喘 

Uncommon

喘不过气来 (喘不過氣來)
喘息 
喘气 (喘氣)
气喘 (氣喘)
气喘吁吁 (氣喘吁吁)
苟延残喘 (苟延殘喘)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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