• 2nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.58% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 886 words
  • Component in 68 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yi1)one • 1 • single • a (article) • as soon as • entire • whole • all • throughout • "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

一下 
一些 
一切 
一定 
一样 (一樣)
一直 
一起 
一点 (一點)
在一起 
第一 

Uncommon

一一 
一下子 
一共 
一再 
一半 
一口气 (一口氣)
一同 
一向 
一味 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)
一大早 
一如既往 
一帆风顺 (一帆風順)
一度 
一心 
一手 
一旁 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一次性 
一流 
一无所有 (一無所有)
一片 
一生 
一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
一致 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一言九鼎 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一阵子 (一陣子)
一体 (一體)
一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
一点儿 (一點兒)
一点点 (一點點)
一齐 (一齊)
之一 
初一 
十一 
唯一 
专一 (專一)
星期一 
清一色 
独一无二 (獨一無二)
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
统一 (統一)
万一 (萬一)
周一 (週一)
进一步 (進一步)

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  • 355th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 288 words
  • Component in 386 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (yan2)words • speech • to say • to talk
2. yán (yan2)"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) • see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yán (yan2)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

留言 
箴言 
言语 (言語)
语言 (語言)
谎言 (謊言)

Uncommon

一言一行 
一言不发 (一言不發)
一言九鼎 
一言难尽 (一言難盡)
三言两语 (三言兩語)
不言而喻 
代言 
代言人 
传言 (傳言)
前言 
千言万语 (千言萬語)
只言片语 (只言片語)
名言 
失言 
妙不可言 
宣言 
寓言 
寡言 
怨言 
恶言 (惡言)
慎言 
扬言 (揚言)
文言文 
方言 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
格言 
流言 
流言蜚语 (流言蜚語)
溢于言表 (溢於言表)
无言 (無言)
无言以对 (無言以對)
甜言 
甜言蜜语 (甜言蜜語)
发言 (發言)
发言人 (發言人)
直言 
真言 
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
总而言之 (總而言之)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
自言自语 (自言自語)
至理名言 
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
言传 (言傳)
言行 
言论 (言論)
言辞 (言辭)
誓言 
诺言 (諾言)
谣言 (謠言)
遗言 (遺言)
预言 (預言)
食言 

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  • 2nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.58% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 886 words
  • Component in 68 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yi1)one • 1 • single • a (article) • as soon as • entire • whole • all • throughout • "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

一下 
一些 
一切 
一定 
一样 (一樣)
一直 
一起 
一点 (一點)
在一起 
第一 

Uncommon

一一 
一下子 
一共 
一再 
一半 
一口气 (一口氣)
一同 
一向 
一味 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)
一大早 
一如既往 
一帆风顺 (一帆風順)
一度 
一心 
一手 
一旁 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一次性 
一流 
一无所有 (一無所有)
一片 
一生 
一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
一致 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一言九鼎 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一阵子 (一陣子)
一体 (一體)
一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
一点儿 (一點兒)
一点点 (一點點)
一齐 (一齊)
之一 
初一 
十一 
唯一 
专一 (專一)
星期一 
清一色 
独一无二 (獨一無二)
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
统一 (統一)
万一 (萬一)
周一 (週一)
进一步 (進一步)

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  • 53rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.27% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 555 words
  • Component in 26 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. háng (hang2)a row • series • age order (of brothers) • profession • professional • relating to company
2. xíng (xing2)to walk • to go • to travel • a visit • temporary • makeshift • current • in circulation • to do • to perform • capable • competent • effective • all right • OK! • will do
3. xìng (xing4)behavior • conduct

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for háng (hang2)The component is pronounced as 'háng' (hang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for xíng (xing2)The component is pronounced as 'xíng' (xing2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for xíng (xing2)The component is pronounced as 'xìng' (xing4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for xìng (xing4)The component is pronounced as 'xíng' (xing2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for xìng (xing4)The component is pronounced as 'xìng' (xing4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

出行 
同行 
建行 
排行 
排行榜 
旅行 
横行 (橫行)
流行 
自行车 (自行車)
举行 (舉行)
行动 (行動)
行李 
行业 (行業)
行为 (行為)
行走 
进行 (進行)
银行 (銀行)

Uncommon

一行 
上行 
下行 
中行 
人行道 
例行 
修行 
先行 
分行 
可行 
执行 (執行)
夜行 
天马行空 (天馬行空)
央行 
实行 (實行)
履行 
工行 
平行 
平行线 (平行線)
强行 (強行)
德行 
成行 
推行 
支行 
改行 
放行 
旅行社 
步行 
步行者 
步行街 
滑行 
潜行 (潛行)
爬行 
特立独行 (特立獨行)
独行 (獨行)
现行 (現行)
发行 (發行)
盛行 
穿行 
绕行 (繞行)
自行 
航行 
行事 
行人 
行使 
行列 
行善 
行囊 
行好 
行家 
行尸走肉 (行屍走肉)
行情 
行政 
行星 
行李箱 
行程 
行者 
行装 (行裝)
行货 (行貨)
行贿 (行賄)
行路 
行踪 (行蹤)
行车 (行車)
行进 (行進)
行长 (行長)
行头 (行頭)
行驶 (行駛)
言行 
车行 (車行)
转行 (轉行)
送行 
逆行 
通行 
通行证 (通行證)
进行曲 (進行曲)
游行 (遊行)
运行 (運行)
远行 (遠行)
银行卡 (銀行卡)
银行家 (銀行家)
银行业 (銀行業)
闵行区 (閔行區)
随行 (隨行)
风行 (風行)
飞行 (飛行)
飞行员 (飛行員)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.