• 867th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàn (jian4)double-edged sword • CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] • classifier for blows of a sword

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'qiān' (qian1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

剑客 (劍客)
剑桥 (劍橋)

Uncommon

利剑 (利劍)
剑川 (劍川)
剑拔弩张 (劍拔弩張)
剑河 (劍河)
剑法 (劍法)
剑术 (劍術)
剑道 (劍道)
剑阁 (劍閣)
口蜜腹剑 (口蜜腹劍)
唇枪舌剑 (唇槍舌劍)
宝剑 (寶劍)
击剑 (擊劍)
舞剑 (舞劍)

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  • 1290th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 97 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
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3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiáo (qiao2)bridge • CL:座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qiáo (qiao2)The component is pronounced as 'qiáo' (qiao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

大桥 (大橋)
天桥 (天橋)
桥梁 (橋梁)
桥头 (橋頭)
虹桥 (虹橋)

Uncommon

剑桥 (劍橋)
吊桥 (吊橋)
天桥区 (天橋區)
小桥 (小橋)
康桥 (康橋)
拱桥 (拱橋)
断桥 (斷橋)
板桥 (板橋)
架桥 (架橋)
栈桥 (棧橋)
桥牌 (橋牌)
桥西 (橋西)
桥面 (橋面)
浮桥 (浮橋)
独木桥 (獨木橋)
卢沟桥 (盧溝橋)
立交桥 (立交橋)
路桥 (路橋)
双桥 (雙橋)
高架桥 (高架橋)
鹊桥 (鵲橋)

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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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