• 977th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàn (jian4)healthy • to invigorate • to strengthen • to be good at • to be strong in

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

健康 

Uncommon

保健 
健身 

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  • 1469th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàn (jian4)(door lock) key • key (on piano or keyboard)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jīn' (jin1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

按键 (按鍵)
关键 (關鍵)

Uncommon

键盘 (鍵盤)
关键词 (關鍵詞)

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  • 1469th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàn (jian4)(door lock) key • key (on piano or keyboard)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jīn' (jin1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

按键 (按鍵)
关键 (關鍵)

Uncommon

键盘 (鍵盤)
关键词 (關鍵詞)

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  • 4987th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàn (jian4)tendon • sinew

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Uncommon

肌腱 
腱子 
腱鞘 
跟腱 

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  • 6154th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàn (jian4)shuttlecock

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

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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