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

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

also appears in:

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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  • 1625th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ào (ao4)deep bay • cove • harbor • abbr. for Macao 澳門|澳门 • abbr. for Austria 奧地利|奥地利 and Australia 澳大利亞|澳大利亚

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ào (ao4)The component is pronounced as 'ào' (ao4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

澳大利亚 (澳大利亞)
澳洲 
澳门 (澳門)

Uncommon

南澳 
澳元 

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  • 796th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 235 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dǎo (dao3)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

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