1. 劍
  2. 拔
  3. 弩
  4. 張

劍

Previous (困)Next (渐)
  • 867th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
劍→
僉刂
2Radical
劍→
人human一oneNo glyph available刂knife
3Graphical
劍→
人一口人亅丨

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 劍 jiàn (jian4)The component 僉 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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拔

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Previous (彭)Next (骗)
  • 1500th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
拔→
扌犮
2Radical
拔→
扌hand𠂇left hand丶dot又right hand
3Graphical
拔→
亅二𠂇丶㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bá (ba2)to pull up • to pull out • to draw out by suction • to select • to pick • to stand out (above level) • to surpass • to seize

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 拔 bá (ba2)The component 犮 is pronounced as 'bá' (ba2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

拔 also appears in:
菝

Example Words

Common

海拔 
自拔 

Uncommon

出类拔萃 (出類拔萃)
坚韧不拔 (堅韌不拔)
拔掉 
拔毛 
拔河 
拔火罐 
拔牙 
拔丝 (拔絲)
拔罐 
拔除 
挺拔 
提拔 
选拔 (選拔)

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弩

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Previous (咏)Next (捻)
  • 3464th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
弩→
奴弓
2Radical
弩→
女woman又right hand弓bow
3Graphical
弩→
㇛一丿㇇㇏匚㇉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nǔ (nu3)cross-bow

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 弩 nǔ (nu3)The component 奴 is pronounced as 'nú' (nu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 弩 nǔ (nu3)The component 女 is pronounced as 'nǚ' (nu:3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 弩 nǔ (nu3)The component 女 is pronounced as 'rǔ' (ru3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

剑拔弩张 (劍拔弩張)

Uncommon

弓弩 
强弩之末 (強弩之末)

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張

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Previous (死)Next (该)
  • 318th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 137 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
張→
弓長
2Radical
張→
弓bow長long/grow
3Graphical
張→
匚㇉彐一乚冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhāng (Zhang1)surname Zhang
2. zhāng (zhang1)to open up • to spread • sheet of paper • classifier for flat objects, sheet • classifier for votes

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 張 zhāng (zhang1)The component 長 is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 張 zhāng (zhang1)The component 長 is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

张居正 (張居正)
扩张 (擴張)
紧张 (緊張)
夸张 (誇張)

Uncommon

主张 (主張)
嚣张 (囂張)
张三 (張三)
张伯伦 (張伯倫)
张力 (張力)
张口 (張口)
张国荣 (張國榮)
张大千 (張大千)
张学友 (張學友)
张学良 (張學良)
张家口 (張家口)
张家港 (張家港)
张家界 (張家界)
张弛 (張弛)
张惠妹 (張惠妹)
张爱玲 (張愛玲)
张扬 (張揚)
张望 (張望)
张柏芝 (張柏芝)
张灯结彩 (張燈結彩)
张牙舞爪 (張牙舞爪)
张罗 (張羅)
张艺谋 (張藝謀)
张贴 (張貼)
张开 (張開)
张韶涵 (張韶涵)
张飞 (張飛)
慌张 (慌張)
东张西望 (東張西望)
纸张 (紙張)
声张 (聲張)
铺张浪费 (鋪張浪費)
开张 (開張)

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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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