1. 家
  2. 常
  3. 菜

家

Previous (然)Next (种)
  • 56th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 583 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
家→
宀豕
2Radical
家→
宀roof豕pig
3Graphical
家→
冖丶一㇆㇒㇒冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiā (Jia1)surname Jia
2. jiā (jia1)home • family • classifier for families or businesses • refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China • noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary, corresponds to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

家 also appears in:
嫁稼镓

Example Words

Common

回家 
大家 
玩家 

Uncommon

人家 
作家 
冤家 
到家 
合家 
咱家 
商家 
回老家 
国家 (國家)
墨家 
娘家 
宜家 
家人 
家伙 
家具 
家务 (家務)
家园 (家園)
家子 
家居 
家属 (家屬)
家常 
家庭 
家族 
家用 
家里 (家裡)
家乡 (家鄉)
家长 (家長)
家门 (家門)
专家 (專家)
居家 
想家 
搬家 
独家 (獨家)
皇家 
石家庄 (石家莊)
科学家 (科學家)
老人家 
老家 
自家 
艺术家 (藝術家)
评论家 (評論家)
买家 (買家)
邻家 (鄰家)
阖家 (闔家)

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常

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Previous (任)Next (先)
  • 187th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 136 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
常→
龸吊
2Radical
常→
⺌small冖cover口mouth巾turban/scarf
3Graphical
常→
丨丷冖口冂丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháng (Chang2)surname Chang
2. cháng (chang2)always • ever • often • frequently • common • general • constant

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

常 also appears in:
嫦

Example Words

Common

正常 
经常 (經常)
非常 

Uncommon

家常 
家常菜 
寻常 (尋常)
常客 
常州 
常常 
常见 (常見)
常规 (常規)
常识 (常識)
平常 
往常 
日常 
时常 (時常)
无常 (無常)
照常 
异常 (異常)
通常 

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菜

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Previous (咱)Next (闭)
  • 1264th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 156 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
菜→
艹采
2Radical
菜→
艹grass爫claw/talon木tree
3Graphical
菜→
艹爫一丨八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cài (cai4)dish (type of food) • vegetables • vegetable • cuisine • CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 菜 cài (cai4)The component 采 is pronounced as 'cǎi' (cai3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 菜 cài (cai4)The component 采 is pronounced as 'cài' (cai4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 菜 cài (cai4)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

白菜 
菜刀 
蔬菜 
青菜 

Uncommon

上菜 
主菜 
做菜 
剩菜 
卷心菜 
大白菜 
家常菜 
小菜 
小菜一碟 
川菜 
椰菜 
榨菜 
油菜 
泡菜 
炒菜 
生菜 
素菜 
紫菜 
芥菜 
花菜 
芹菜 
菜单 (菜單)
菜园 (菜園)
菜地 
菜市场 (菜市場)
菜花 
菜谱 (菜譜)
菜肴 (菜餚)
菜鸟 (菜鳥)
菠菜 
荠菜 (薺菜)
酸菜 
韭菜 
饭菜 (飯菜)
香菜 
咸菜 (鹹菜)
点菜 (點菜)

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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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