• 2885th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 40 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎn (jian3)frugal • thrifty • needy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiǎn (jian3)The component is pronounced as 'qiān' (qian1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

勤俭 (勤儉)
节俭 (節儉)

Uncommon

俭朴 (儉朴)
克勤克俭 (克勤克儉)
勤工俭学 (勤工儉學)
省吃俭用 (省吃儉用)

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  • 2088th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. piáo (Piao2)surname Piao • Korean surname 박 (Park, Pak, or Bak) • also pron. [Pu2]
2. (po4)Celtis sinensis var. japonica
3. (pu3)plain and simple • Taiwan pr. [pu2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (po4)The component is pronounced as 'bo' (bo5). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (pu3)The component is pronounced as '' (bu3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (pu3)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

朴实 (樸實)
朴素 (樸素)
纯朴 (純樸)

Uncommon

俭朴 (儉朴)
古朴 (古樸)
淳朴 (淳樸)
简朴 (簡樸)
质朴 (質樸)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.