• 203rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 341 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. míng (ming2)name • noun (part of speech) • place (e.g. among winners) • famous • classifier for people

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

名单 (名單)
名字 
成名 
排名 

Uncommon

出名 
功名 
取名 
名人 
名利 
名副其实 (名副其實)
名叫 
名媛 
名将 (名將)
名气 (名氣)
名片 
名牌 
名状 (名狀)
名称 (名稱)
名义 (名義)
名著 
名号 (名號)
名言 
名词 (名詞)
名誉 (名譽)
名额 (名額)
命名 
报名 (報名)
姓名 
实名制 (實名制)
提名 
改名 
更名 
有名 
无名指 (無名指)
知名 
签名 (簽名)
茂名 
莫名 
莫名其妙 
著名 
点名 (點名)

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  • 389th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 240 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shàn (Shan4)surname Shan
2. dān (dan1)bill • list • form • single • only • sole • odd number • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

名单 (名單)
单位 (單位)
单曲 (單曲)
单纯 (單純)
单身 (單身)
孤单 (孤單)
简单 (簡單)

Uncommon

下单 (下單)
传单 (傳單)
单一 (單一)
单人 (單人)
单价 (單價)
单元 (單元)
单单 (單單)
单子 (單子)
单恋 (單戀)
单手 (單手)
单打 (單打)
单挑 (單挑)
单方面 (單方面)
单独 (單獨)
单眼皮 (單眼皮)
单程 (單程)
单肩包 (單肩包)
单亲 (單親)
单词 (單詞)
单调 (單調)
单身汉 (單身漢)
单车 (單車)
埋单 (埋單)
帐单 (帳單)
床单 (床單)
成绩单 (成績單)
清单 (清單)
罚单 (罰單)
菜单 (菜單)
西单 (西單)
订单 (訂單)
买单 (買單)
账单 (賬單)

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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.