• 2222nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎn (Jian3)surname Jian
2. jiǎn (jian3)scissors • shears • clippers • CL:把[ba3] • to cut with scissors • to trim • to wipe out or exterminate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiǎn (jian3)The component is pronounced as 'qián' (qian2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

剪刀 
剪裁 
剪辑 (剪輯)

Uncommon

修剪 
剪切 
剪子 
剪彩 
剪影 
剪成 
剪掉 
剪断 (剪斷)
剪纸 (剪紙)
裁剪 

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  • 390th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 153 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǐng (ying3)picture • image • film • movie • photograph • reflection • shadow • trace

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yǐng (ying3)The component is pronounced as 'jǐng' (jing3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

影响 (影響)
影响力 (影響力)
摄影 (攝影)
电影 (電影)

Uncommon

倒影 
光影 
合影 
如影随形 (如影隨形)
影像 
影子 
影片 
影视 (影視)
影评 (影評)
影院 
影音 
摄影师 (攝影師)
火影忍者 
眼影 
背影 
踪影 (蹤影)
身影 
阴影 (陰影)
电影票 (電影票)
电影院 (電影院)
魔影 

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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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