1. 临
  2. 近

临

Previous (监)Next (亮)
  • 837th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 87 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
临→
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
临→
丨line丨line丿bend一one丶dot口mouth丨line
3Graphical
临→
丨丨丿一丶口丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lín (lin2)to face • to overlook • to arrive • to be (just) about to • just before

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

来临 (來臨)
光临 (光臨)
临 (臨)
临时 (臨時)
临近 (臨近)
临门 (臨門)
降临 (降臨)
面临 (面臨)

Medium Frequency

濒临 (瀕臨)
临别 (臨別)
临到 (臨到)
临场 (臨場)
临安 (臨安)
临床 (臨床)
临摹 (臨摹)
临时工 (臨時工)
临死 (臨死)
临汾 (臨汾)
临沂 (臨沂)
临海 (臨海)
临产 (臨產)
临终 (臨終)
临走 (臨走)
临阵 (臨陣)
临头 (臨頭)
莅临 (蒞臨)
亲临 (親臨)
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近

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Previous (证)Next (失)
  • 374th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
近→
辶斤
2Radical
近→
辶walk斤axe
3Graphical
近→
丶㇆㇝丿㇒一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jìn (jin4)near • close to • approximately

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 近 jìn (jin4)The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jīn' (jin1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

近 also appears in:
菦

Example Words

High Frequency

最近 
近 

Medium Frequency

将近 (將近)
接近 
临近 (臨近)
亲近 (親近)
近来 (近來)
近年 
近日 
近期 
近视 (近視)
附近 
靠近 
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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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