1. 乾
  2. 枯

乾

Previous (饱)Next (泡)
  • 1996th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
乾→
龺乞
2Radical
乾→
十ten日sun/day十ten丿bend一one㇠N/A
3Graphical
乾→
一丨口一一丨丿一㇠

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qián (Qian2)surname Qian
2. qián (qian2)one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven • male principle • ☰
3. gān (Gan1)surname Gan
4. gān (gan1)dry • clean • in vain • dried food • foster • adoptive • to ignore

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 乾 qián (qian2)The component 乞 is pronounced as 'qǐ' (qi3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

乾坤 

Uncommon

乾陵 
乾隆 

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枯

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Previous (猴)Next (巫)
  • 2183rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
枯→
木古
2Radical
枯→
木tree十ten口mouth
3Graphical
枯→
一丨八一丨口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kū (ku1)dried up

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 枯 kū (ku1)The component 古 is pronounced as 'gǔ' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 枯 kū (ku1)The component 木 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 枯 kū (ku1)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

枯燥 

Uncommon

干枯 (乾枯)
枯竭 
枯萎 
枯叶 (枯葉)
海枯石烂 (海枯石爛)

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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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