• 1124th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 82 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xià (Xia4)the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC • Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432) • surname Xia
2. xià (xia4)summer

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

夏天 

Uncommon

初夏 
夏威夷 
夏娃 
夏季 
夏日 
夏河 
夏洛克 
宁夏 (寧夏)
春夏秋冬 
盛夏 
华夏 (華夏)

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  • 378th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 126 words
  • Component in 35 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. líng (Ling2)see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]
2. líng (ling2)see 脊令[ji2 ling2] • see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]
3. lǐng (ling3)classifier for a ream of paper
4. lìng (ling4)to order • to command • an order • warrant • writ • to cause • to make sth happen • virtuous • honorific title • season • government position (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

命令 
号令 (號令)

Uncommon

下令 
令狐 
冬令 
利令智昏 
勒令 
口令 
司令 
司令部 
夏令营 (夏令營)
指令 
时令 (時令)
法令 
发号施令 (發號施令)
禁令 
禁酒令 
绕口令 (繞口令)
责令 (責令)
军令如山 (軍令如山)
达令 (達令)

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  • 536th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 135 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yíng (ying2)camp • barracks • battalion • to build • to operate • to manage • to strive for

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

营业 (營業)
营造 (營造)
营销 (營銷)
营养 (營養)
经营 (經營)

Uncommon

兵营 (兵營)
国营 (國營)
安营扎寨 (安營紮寨)
专营 (專營)
专营店 (專營店)
东营 (東營)
民营 (民營)
营口 (營口)
营地 (營地)
营收 (營收)
营救 (營救)
营业员 (營業員)
营业额 (營業額)
营运 (營運)
私营 (私營)
扎营 (紮營)
经营者 (經營者)
绿营 (綠營)
训练营 (訓練營)
军营 (軍營)
运营 (運營)
运营商 (運營商)
阵营 (陣營)
集中营 (集中營)
露营 (露營)

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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.