• 2005th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. luǎn (luan3)egg • ovum • spawn

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for luǎn (luan3)The component is pronounced as 'luǎn' (luan3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

卵子 
卵巢 

Uncommon

卵形 
卵石 
卵磷脂 
受精卵 
排卵 
产卵 (產卵)
输卵管 (輸卵管)
鹅卵石 (鵝卵石)

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  • 2950th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lín (lin2)phosphorus (chemistry) • water in rocks

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

磷脂 

Uncommon

卵磷脂 
含磷 
有机磷 (有機磷)
磷矿 (磷礦)
磷肥 
磷酸 
磷酸钙 (磷酸鈣)

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  • 2201st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 53 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)fat • rouge (cosmetics) • resin

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as '' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

脂肪 

Uncommon

低脂 
树脂 (樹脂)
油脂 
皮脂腺 
磷脂 
胭脂 
脂肪肝 
脂肪酸 
脱脂 (脫脂)
血脂 

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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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