• 2580th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kān (kan1)to investigate • to survey • to collate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kān (kan1)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

勘探 

Uncommon

勘察 
勘查 
勘测 (勘測)
勘破 

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  • 915th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 86 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tàn (tan4)to explore • to search out • to scout • to visit • to stretch forward

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

侦探 (偵探)
探索 

Uncommon

勘探 
密探 
探奇 
探寻 (探尋)
探戈 
探望 
探秘 (探祕)
探究 
探亲 (探親)
探讨 (探討)
探访 (探訪)
探险 (探險)
探险家 (探險家)
探头 (探頭)
窥探 (窺探)
试探 (試探)

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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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