1. 偃
  2. 旗
  3. 息
  4. 鼓

偃

Previous (匝)Next (淙)
  • 4159th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
偃→
亻匽
2Radical
偃→
亻human匚box日sun/day女woman
3Graphical
偃→
㇒丨一㇗口一㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǎn (Yan3)surname Yan
2. yǎn (yan3)to lie supine • to stop • to fall down

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 偃 yǎn (yan3)The component 匽 is pronounced as 'yǎn' (yan3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Uncommon

偃师 (偃師)
偃旗息鼓 

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旗

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Previous (渡)Next (甘)
  • 1405th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 122 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
旗→
方No glyph available
2Radical
旗→
方square/raft丿bend一one甘sweet一one八eight/divide
3Graphical
旗→
一丶丿㇆丿一艹二一八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qí (qi2)banner • flag • (in Qing times) refers to Manchurian ruling class, from 八旗[ba1 qi2] eight banners • administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county • CL:面[mian4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 旗 qí (qi2)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

旗下 

Uncommon

升旗 
国旗 (國旗)
彩旗 
旗子 
旗帜 (旗幟)
旗舰 (旗艦)
旗舰店 (旗艦店)
旗号 (旗號)
旗袍 
旗开得胜 (旗開得勝)
红旗 (紅旗)
花旗 

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息

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Previous (病)Next (究)
  • 428th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
息→
自心
2Radical
息→
自self心heart
3Graphical
息→
口二丶𠁼㇃

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xī (xi1)news • interest • breath • rest • Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 息 xī (xi1)The component 心 is pronounced as 'xīn' (xin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 息 xī (xi1)The component 自 is pronounced as 'zì' (zi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

息 also appears in:
媳熄螅鎴

Example Words

Common

休息 
信息 
消息 

Uncommon

作息 
出息 
叹息 (嘆息)
气息 (氣息)
窒息 

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鼓

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Previous (抱)Next (植)
  • 1121st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
鼓→
壴支
2Radical
鼓→
鼓drum
3Graphical
鼓→
一丨一口丷一一丨㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǔ (gu3)drum • CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] • to drum • to strike • to rouse • to bulge • to swell

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 鼓 gǔ (gu3)The component 壴 is pronounced as 'zhù' (zhu4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 鼓 gǔ (gu3)The component 鼓 is pronounced as 'gǔ' (gu3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

鼓 also appears in:
鼓鼙鼗瞽臌鼞鼜鼖鼘

Example Words

Common

鼓励 (鼓勵)
鼓掌 
鼓浪屿 (鼓浪嶼)
鼓起 

Uncommon

大鼓 
打鼓 
捣鼓 (搗鼓)
锣鼓 (鑼鼓)
鼓动 (鼓動)
鼓吹 
鼓手 
鼓楼 (鼓樓)
鼓楼区 (鼓樓區)
鼓舞 
鼓点 (鼓點)
鼓鼓 

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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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