• 2520th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xián (Xian2)surname Xian
2. xián (xian2)all • everyone • each • widespread • harmonious
3. xián (xian2)salted • salty • stingy • miserly

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

咸阳 (咸陽)
咸菜 (鹹菜)
咸鱼 (鹹魚)

Uncommon

咸宁 (咸寧)
咸丰 (咸豐)
咸水 (鹹水)
咸水湖 (鹹水湖)
咸淡 (鹹淡)
咸涩 (鹹澀)
咸肉 (鹹肉)
咸鸭蛋 (鹹鴨蛋)

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  • 1291st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 45 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dàn (dan4)insipid • diluted • weak • mild • light in color • tasteless • fresh • indifferent • nitrogen

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dàn (dan4)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

平淡 
淡定 

Uncommon

冷淡 
扯淡 
冲淡 (沖淡)
淡化 
淡忘 
淡淡 
淡漠 
淡然 
清淡 

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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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