1. 乙
  2. 肝

乙

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  • 1869th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 60 words
  • Component in 24 characters

Decomposition

1Once
乙→
㇠
2Radical
乙→
乙second
3Graphical
乙→
乙

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǐ (yi3)second of 10 heavenly stems 十天干 • second in order • letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc • second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) • ethyl • bent • winding • radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
2. zhé (zhe2)turning stroke (in Chinese characters) • see also 折[zhe2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 乙 yǐ (yi3)The component 乙 is pronounced as 'yǐ' (yi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 乙 zhé (zhe2)The component 乙 is pronounced as 'zhé' (zhe2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

乙 also appears in:
也己儿电七巴乱礼孔扎乳甩札匕轧巳羌虬乩乜钆尢耴糺

Example Words

Common

乙肝 
乙醛 
甲乙 

Uncommon

乙型 
乙方 
乙烯 
乙酰 
乙酸 
乙醇 
乙醚 
孔乙己 

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肝

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Previous (昆)Next (擦)
  • 1758th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 30 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
肝→
月干
2Radical
肝→
月moon干dry
3Graphical
肝→
冂二一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gān (gan1)liver • CL:頁|页[ye4],個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 肝 gān (gan1)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 肝 gān (gan1)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 肝 gān (gan1)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

心肝 
肝脏 (肝臟)

Uncommon

乙肝 
肝火 
肝炎 
肝病 
肝癌 
肝硬化 
肝胆相照 (肝膽相照)
脂肪肝 
鱼肝油 (魚肝油)
鹅肝 (鵝肝)

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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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