1. 靛

靛

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  1. 靛 is the 5167th most frequent character.
  2. 靛 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 靛 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 靛 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
靛 => 青, 定
Radical :
靛 => 青 (green/blue), 宀 (roof), 一 (one), 龰 (N/A)
Graphical :
靛 => 龶, 冂, 二, 冖, 丶, 一, 龰

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dian4 - indigo pigment

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 靛 (dian4): The component 定 is pronounced as 'ding4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 靛 (dian4): The component 宀 is pronounced as 'mian2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

靛青 

Medium Frequency

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