1. 三
  2. 更
  3. 半
  4. 夜

三

Previous (全)Next (又)
  • 125th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 443 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
三→
一二
2Radical
三→
一one二two
3Graphical
三→
一二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sān (San1)surname San
2. sān (san1)three • 3

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

三 also appears in:
承兰丰叁仨闫

Example Words

Common

三亚 (三亞)
三十 
三峡 (三峽)
三星 
三角 
初三 
十三 
周三 (週三)

Uncommon

三亚市 (三亞市)
三八 
三分之一 
三十六计 (三十六計)
三十而立 
三合一 
三国志 (三國志)
三姑六婆 
三字经 (三字經)
三岔口 
三心二意 
三思而后行 (三思而後行)
三文鱼 (三文魚)
三明 
三明治 
三更半夜 
三月 
三月份 
三民主义 (三民主義)
三生有幸 
三维 (三維)
三色 
三菱 
三叶草 (三葉草)
三角形 
三角洲 
三言两语 (三言兩語)
三军 (三軍)
三轮车 (三輪車)
三连胜 (三連勝)
三里屯 
三门峡 (三門峽)
三头肌 (三頭肌)
三顾茅庐 (三顧茅廬)
三鲜 (三鮮)
不三不四 
丢三落四 (丟三落四)
再三 
十三点 (十三點)
大三 
小三 
年三十 
张三 (張三)
挑三拣四 (挑三揀四)
接二连三 (接二連三)
星期三 
火冒三丈 
第三十 
第三者 
隔三差五 

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更

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Previous (尔)Next (别)
  • 221st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 62 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
更→
一No glyph available
2Radical
更→
一one日sun/day丨line乂N/A
3Graphical
更→
一口一丨乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gēng (geng1)to change or replace • to experience • one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided • watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
2. gèng (geng4)more • even more • further • still • still more

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 更 gēng (geng1)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 更 gèng (geng4)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

更 also appears in:
便硬梗哽埂粳鲠绠筻鯁骾

Example Words

Common

更新 

Uncommon

更加 
更年期 
更换 (更換)

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半

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Previous (房)Next (节)
  • 513th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 205 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
半→
No glyph available丷
2Radical
半→
二two丨line丷eight/divide
3Graphical
半→
二丨丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bàn (ban4)half • semi- • incomplete • (after a number) and a half

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 半 bàn (ban4)The component 丷 is pronounced as 'bā' (ba1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

半 also appears in:
判伴叛胖畔衅绊拌袢泮眫跘絆

Example Words

Common

一半 
半夜 

Uncommon

三更半夜 
上半年 
下半年 
下半身 
事半功倍 
半价 (半價)
半场 (半場)
半天 
半岛 (半島)
半成品 
半条命 (半條命)
半死 
半决赛 (半決賽)
半生 
半空 
半路 
半辈子 (半輩子)
半途而废 (半途而廢)
半点 (半點)
多半 
夜半 
大半 
深更半夜 
过半 (過半)

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夜

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Previous (波)Next (省)
  • 664th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 117 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
夜→
亠No glyph available
2Radical
夜→
亠lid亻human夂go丶dot
3Graphical
夜→
一丶㇒丨㇇㇏㇒丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yè (ye4)night

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

夜 also appears in:
液腋掖

Example Words

Common

半夜 
夜店 
夜间 (夜間)
年夜饭 (年夜飯)

Uncommon

三更半夜 
今夜 
午夜 
夜夜 
夜宵 
夜幕 
夜晚 
夜景 
夜班 
夜空 
夜色 
夜里 (夜裡)
夜猫子 (夜貓子)
宵夜 
平安夜 
年夜 
彻夜 (徹夜)
日夜 
昨夜 
深夜 
熬夜 
过夜 (過夜)
黑夜 

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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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