1. 凡
  2. 是

凡

Previous (遍)Next (础)
  • 1011th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
凡→
几丶
2Radical
凡→
几table丶dot
3Graphical
凡→
丿㇠丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fán (fan2)ordinary • commonplace • mundane • temporal • of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) • every • all • whatever • altogether • gist • outline • note of Chinese musical scale

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

凡 also appears in:
巩帆梵矾钒訉軓芃

Example Words

Common

平凡 

Uncommon

下凡 
不凡 
凡事 
凡人 
凡是 
超凡 
阿凡达 (阿凡達)
非凡 

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是

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Previous (一)Next (不)
  • 3rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.35% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 112 words
  • Component in 17 characters

Decomposition

1Once
是→
日𤴓
2Radical
是→
日sun/day一one龰N/A
3Graphical
是→
口一一龰

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)is • are • am • yes • to be

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 是 shì (shi4)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 是 shì (shi4)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

是 also appears in:
提题堤匙題韪缇醍鞮鳀隄趧鶗騠緹禔遈

Example Words

Common

但是 
可是 
总是 (總是)
还是 (還是)

Uncommon

只是 
尤其是 
或是 
于是 (於是)
是否 
算是 
老是 
要是 

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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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