1. 在
  2. 于

在

Previous (了)Next (人)
  • 6th most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 60 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
在→
𠂇No glyph available
2Radical
在→
𠂇left hand亻human土earth
3Graphical
在→
𠂇㇒丨一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zài (zai4)(located) at • (to be) in • to exist • in the middle of doing sth • (indicating an action in progress)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

在 also appears in:
茬

Example Words

High Frequency

在 

Medium Frequency

在一起 
在乎 
在于 (在於)
存在 
实在 (實在)
正在 
现在 (現在)
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于

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Previous (得)Next (着)
  • 40th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.33% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 98 words
  • Component in 14 characters

Decomposition

1Once
于→
干亅
2Radical
于→
干dry亅hook
3Graphical
于→
一一丨亅

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yú (Yu2)surname Yu
2. yú (yu2)to go • to take • sentence-final interrogative particle • variant of 於|于[yu2]
3. yú (Yu2)surname Yu
4. yú (yu2)in • at • to • from • by • than • out of

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

于 also appears in:
宇吁迂盂芋圩竽纡盱邘穻訏趶釪

Example Words

High Frequency

于 
对于 (對於)
属于 (屬於)
于是 (於是)
终于 (終於)
关于 (關于)

Medium Frequency

不至于 (不至於)
以至于 (以至於)
低于 
来源于 (來源於)
出于 (出於)
勇于 (勇於)
善于 (善於)
在于 (在於)
基于 (基於)
大于 (大於)
急于 (急於)
敢于 (敢於)
有助于 (有助於)
源于 (源於)
由于 (由於)
相当于 (相當於)
等于 (等於)
至于 (至於)
莫过于 (莫過於)
处于 (處於)
过于 (過於)
鉴于 (鑒於)
高于 (高於)
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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.