• 13th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.60% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. men (men5)plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for men (men5)The component is pronounced as 'mén' (men2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for men (men5)The component is pronounced as 'rén' (ren2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

你们 (你們)
我们 (我們)

Uncommon

人们 (人們)
他们 (他們)

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  • 1827th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mēn (men1)stuffy • shut indoors • to smother • to cover tightly
2. mèn (men4)bored • depressed • melancholy • sealed • airtight • tightly closed

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mēn (men1)The component is pronounced as 'mén' (men2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for mèn (men4)The component is pronounced as 'mén' (men2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

郁闷 (鬱悶)

Uncommon

沉闷 (沉悶)
纳闷 (納悶)
胸闷 (胸悶)
苦闷 (苦悶)

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  • 5163rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mèn (men4)to cook in a covered vessel • to casserole • to stew

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mèn (men4)The component is pronounced as 'mēn' (men1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for mèn (men4)The component is pronounced as 'mèn' (men4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for mèn (men4)The component is pronounced as 'mén' (men2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

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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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