1. 夹
  2. 层

夹

Previous (抖)Next (昆)
  • 1756th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 33 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
夹→
夫丷
2Radical
夹→
人human二two丷eight/divide
3Graphical
夹→
人二丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiā (jia1)to press from either side • to place in between • to sandwich • to carry sth under armpit • wedged between • between • to intersperse • to mix • to mingle • clip • folder
2. jiá (jia2)double-layered • lined (garment)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

夹 also appears in:
侠峡狭陕颊挟荚郏浃蛱硖铗

Example Words

High Frequency

夹 (夾)
雨夹雪 (雨夾雪)

Medium Frequency

夹克 (夾克)
夹子 (夾子)
夹层 (夾層)
夹带 (夾帶)
夹心 (夾心)
夹击 (夾擊)
夹生 (夾生)
夹缝 (夾縫)
夹杂 (夾雜)
文件夹 (文件夾)
皮夹 (皮夾)
钱夹 (錢夾)
发夹 (髮夾)
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层

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Previous (疑)Next (冷)
  • 698th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 50 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
层→
尸云
2Radical
层→
尸corpse二two厶private
3Graphical
层→
丨匚二㇛丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. céng (ceng2)layer • stratum • laminated • floor (of a building) • storey • classifier for layers • repeated • sheaf (math.)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

层 (層)
层次 (層次)

Medium Frequency

上层 (上層)
下层 (下層)
中层 (中層)
内层 (內層)
分层 (分層)
单层 (單層)
基层 (基層)
外层 (外層)
大气层 (大氣層)
夹层 (夾層)
层出不穷 (層出不窮)
层层 (層層)
层楼 (層樓)
层叠 (層疊)
层级 (層級)
层面 (層面)
岩层 (岩層)
底层 (底層)
断层 (斷層)
更上一层楼 (更上一層樓)
楼层 (樓層)
深层 (深層)
皮层 (皮層)
表层 (表層)
阶层 (階層)
双层 (雙層)
云层 (雲層)
顶层 (頂層)
领导层 (領導層)
高层 (高層)
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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.