• 599th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 147 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiān (qian1)thousand
2. qiān (qian1)a swing

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

千万 (千萬)
千军万马 (千軍萬馬)

Uncommon

千亿 (千億)
千千万万 (千千萬萬)
千古 
千奇百怪 
千姿百态 (千姿百態)
千岛湖 (千島湖)
千年 
千方百计 (千方百計)
千瓦 
千疮百孔 (千瘡百孔)
千秋 
千篇一律 
千言万语 (千言萬語)
千变万化 (千變萬化)
千载难逢 (千載難逢)
千辛万苦 (千辛萬苦)
千里马 (千里馬)
千金 
几千 (幾千)
张大千 (張大千)
成千上万 (成千上萬)
万千 (萬千)
万水千山 (萬水千山)
万紫千红 (萬紫千紅)
秋千 (鞦韆)

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  • 355th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 288 words
  • Component in 386 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (yan2)words • speech • to say • to talk
2. yán (yan2)"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) • see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yán (yan2)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

留言 
箴言 
言语 (言語)
语言 (語言)
谎言 (謊言)

Uncommon

一言一行 
一言不发 (一言不發)
一言九鼎 
一言难尽 (一言難盡)
三言两语 (三言兩語)
不言而喻 
代言 
代言人 
传言 (傳言)
前言 
千言万语 (千言萬語)
只言片语 (只言片語)
名言 
失言 
妙不可言 
宣言 
寓言 
寡言 
怨言 
恶言 (惡言)
慎言 
扬言 (揚言)
文言文 
方言 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
格言 
流言 
流言蜚语 (流言蜚語)
溢于言表 (溢於言表)
无言 (無言)
无言以对 (無言以對)
甜言 
甜言蜜语 (甜言蜜語)
发言 (發言)
发言人 (發言人)
直言 
真言 
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
总而言之 (總而言之)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
自言自语 (自言自語)
至理名言 
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
言传 (言傳)
言行 
言论 (言論)
言辞 (言辭)
誓言 
诺言 (諾言)
谣言 (謠言)
遗言 (遺言)
预言 (預言)
食言 

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  • 322nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 207 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wàn (Wan4)surname Wan
2. wàn (wan4)ten thousand • a great number

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

十万 (十萬)
千万 (千萬)
千军万马 (千軍萬馬)
百万 (百萬)
万一 (萬一)
万事 (萬事)
万事如意 (萬事如意)
万物 (萬物)

Uncommon

上万 (上萬)
亿万 (億萬)
千千万万 (千千萬萬)
千言万语 (千言萬語)
千变万化 (千變萬化)
千辛万苦 (千辛萬苦)
家和万事兴 (家和萬事興)
成千上万 (成千上萬)
数万 (數萬)
百万富翁 (百萬富翁)
腰缠万贯 (腰纏萬貫)
万丈 (萬丈)
万事大吉 (萬事大吉)
万分 (萬分)
万千 (萬千)
万国 (萬國)
万宁 (萬寧)
万念俱灰 (萬念俱灰)
万恶 (萬惡)
万历 (萬曆)
万有引力 (萬有引力)
万岁 (萬歲)
万水千山 (萬水千山)
万紫千红 (萬紫千紅)
万圣节 (萬聖節)
万能 (萬能)
万般 (萬般)
万万 (萬萬)
万象 (萬象)
万贯 (萬貫)
万里 (萬里)

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  • 493rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 427 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu3)dialect • language • speech
2. (yu4)to tell to

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as '' (wu2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (wu2). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin initial.
6. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

无语 (無語)
粤语 (粵語)
絮语 (絮語)
英语 (英語)
华语 (華語)
言语 (言語)
语文 (語文)
语言 (語言)
语录 (語錄)
语音 (語音)

Uncommon

三言两语 (三言兩語)
佛语 (佛語)
俄语 (俄語)
俗语 (俗語)
千言万语 (千言萬語)
口语 (口語)
口头语 (口頭語)
古语 (古語)
只言片语 (只言片語)
咒语 (咒語)
呓语 (囈語)
国语 (國語)
外国语 (外國語)
外语 (外語)
密语 (密語)
导语 (導語)
德语 (德語)
恶语 (惡語)
意大利语 (意大利語)
成语 (成語)
手语 (手語)
批语 (批語)
日语 (日語)
标语 (標語)
歇后语 (歇後語)
母语 (母語)
法语 (法語)
泰语 (泰語)
流言蜚语 (流言蜚語)
汉语 (漢語)
甜言蜜语 (甜言蜜語)
用语 (用語)
短语 (短語)
私语 (私語)
笑语 (笑語)
细语 (細語)
耳语 (耳語)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
自言自语 (自言自語)
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
术语 (術語)
西班牙语 (西班牙語)
评语 (評語)
词语 (詞語)
话语 (話語)
语句 (語句)
语意 (語意)
语气 (語氣)
语法 (語法)
语无伦次 (語無倫次)
语种 (語種)
语调 (語調)
语重心长 (語重心長)
论语 (論語)
谚语 (諺語)
谜语 (謎語)
闽南语 (閩南語)
双语 (雙語)
韩语 (韓語)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.