1. 南
  2. 沙
  3. 群
  4. 島

南

Previous (记)Next (品)
  • 307th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 472 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
南→
十No glyph available
2Radical
南→
十ten冂upside down box丷eight/divide干dry
3Graphical
南→
一丨冂丷一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nán (Nan2)surname Nan
2. nán (nan2)south

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 南 nán (nan2)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 南 nán (nan2)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

南 also appears in:
献喃楠罱蝻腩

Example Words

Common

南京 
南宁 (南寧)
南方 
南昌 
南瓜 
江南 
河南 
海南 
湖南 
济南 (濟南)
西南 
越南 
云南 (雲南)

Uncommon

中南 
中南海 
以南 
南下 
南京市 
南京路 
南充 
南北 
南区 (南區)
南坪 
南城 
南大 
南安 
南宋 
南宁市 (南寧市)
南山 
南山区 (南山區)
南岸 
南岛 (南島)
南岳 (南嶽)
南平 
南昌市 
南朝 
南极 (南極)
南沙 
南洋 
南海 
南海区 (南海區)
南湖 
南浔 (南潯)
南美 
南航 
南华 (南華)
南通 
南通市 
南边 (南邊)
南部 
南开 (南開)
南开区 (南開區)
南阳 (南陽)
南雄 
南非 
台南 
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
天南地北 
岭南 (嶺南)
指南 
东南 (東南)
东南亚 (東南亞)
东南部 (東南部)
河南省 
海南岛 (海南島)
淮南 
渭南 
湖南省 
济南市 (濟南市)
华南 (華南)
苍南 (蒼南)
西南部 
闽南 (閩南)
闽南语 (閩南語)
云南省 (雲南省)

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沙

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Previous (域)Next (掉)
  • 846th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 192 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
沙→
氵少
2Radical
沙→
氵water小small丿bend
3Graphical
沙→
⺀㇀亅八丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (Sha1)surname Sha
2. shā (sha1)granule • hoarse • raspy • sand • powder • CL:粒[li4] • abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 沙 shā (sha1)The component 少 is pronounced as 'shǎo' (shao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 沙 shā (sha1)The component 少 is pronounced as 'shào' (shao4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 沙 shā (sha1)The component 氵 is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

沙 also appears in:
莎鲨娑裟挲痧桫髿閯鯋逤鯊

Example Words

Common

沙场 (沙場)
沙拉 
沙漠 
沙滩 (沙灘)
沙发 (沙發)
长沙 (長沙)

Uncommon

冰沙 
南沙 
南沙区 (南沙區)
尖沙咀 
川沙 
沙丁鱼 (沙丁魚)
沙丘 
沙僧 
沙哑 (沙啞)
沙坪坝 (沙坪壩)
沙尘暴 (沙塵暴)
沙子 
沙巴 
沙市 
沙律 
沙沙 
沙河 
沙洲 
沙漏 
沙湾 (沙灣)
沙特 
沙特阿拉伯 
沙田 
沙画 (沙畫)
沙皇 
沙石 
沙砾 (沙礫)
沙粒 
沙县 (沙縣)
沙袋 
沙锅 (沙鍋)
沙头角 (沙頭角)
沙龙 (沙龍)
泥沙 
白沙 
细沙 (細沙)
豆沙 
豆沙包 
金沙 
金沙江 
长沙市 (長沙市)
风沙 (風沙)

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群

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Previous (批)Next (项)
  • 570th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 134 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
群→
君羊
2Radical
群→
⺕pig snout丨line口mouth羊sheep
3Graphical
群→
匚一丨口一二丨丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qún (qun2)group • crowd • flock, herd, pack etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 群 qún (qun2)The component 君 is pronounced as 'jūn' (jun1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 群 qún (qun2)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

人群 
群众 (群眾)
群雄 
群体 (群體)

Uncommon

合群 
建筑群 (建築群)
成群 
成群结队 (成群結隊)
战斗群 (戰鬥群)
敬业乐群 (敬業樂群)
族群 
症候群 
羊群 
群居 
群山 
群峰 
群岛 (群島)
群架 
群芳 
群英会 (群英會)
超群 
集群 
鹤立鸡群 (鶴立雞群)

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島

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Previous (酒)Next (托)
  • 796th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 235 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
島→
No glyph available山
2Radical
島→
No glyph available一one㇉N/A丶dot一one山mountain
3Graphical
島→
匚一㇉丶一丨凵

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǎo (dao3)island • CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 島 dǎo (dao3)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

冰岛 (冰島)
列岛 (列島)
半岛 (半島)
孤岛 (孤島)
岛屿 (島嶼)
巴厘岛 (巴厘島)
海岛 (海島)
环岛 (環島)
秦皇岛 (秦皇島)
群岛 (群島)
钓鱼岛 (釣魚島)
青岛 (青島)
青岛市 (青島市)

Uncommon

仙岛 (仙島)
北岛 (北島)
千岛湖 (千島湖)
南岛 (南島)
南沙群岛 (南沙群島)
南澳岛 (南澳島)
吉之岛 (吉之島)
岛国 (島國)
崇明岛 (崇明島)
巴里岛 (巴里島)
广岛 (廣島)
星岛 (星島)
本岛 (本島)
海南岛 (海南島)
港岛 (港島)
湄洲岛 (湄洲島)
济州岛 (濟州島)
爪哇岛 (爪哇島)
福岛 (福島)
秦皇岛市 (秦皇島市)
绿岛 (綠島)
胰岛素 (胰島素)
台湾岛 (臺灣島)
荒岛 (荒島)
葫芦岛 (葫蘆島)
苏门答腊岛 (蘇門答臘島)
蜈支洲岛 (蜈支洲島)
西沙群岛 (西沙群島)
西西里岛 (西西里島)
金门岛 (金門島)
长岛 (長島)
关岛 (關島)
离岛 (離島)
马达加斯加岛 (馬達加斯加島)
黄岛 (黃島)

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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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