• 1101st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (Yan2)surname Yan
2. yán (yan2)to prolong • to extend • to delay

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yán (yan2)The component is pronounced as 'yìn' (yin4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

延伸 
延安 
延缓 (延緩)
延续 (延續)
延误 (延誤)
延长 (延長)
拖延 
蔓延 

Medium Frequency

 
延吉 
延年益寿 (延年益壽)
延后 (延後)
延庆 (延慶)
延期 
延津 
延迟 (延遲)
延边 (延邊)
绵延 (綿延)
苟延残喘 (苟延殘喘)
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  • 45th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.31% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 181 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nián (Nian2)surname Nian
2. nián (nian2)year • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

今年 
 
拜年 
新年 
龙年 (龍年)

Medium Frequency

兔年 
去年 
少年 
年代 
年夜 
年夜饭 (年夜飯)
年年 
年底 
年度 
年会 (年會)
年纪 (年紀)
年级 (年級)
年终 (年終)
年华 (年華)
年货 (年貨)
年轻 (年輕)
年头 (年頭)
年龄 (年齡)
明年 
更年期 
当年 (當年)
童年 
周年 (週年)
过年 (過年)
青年 
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  • 648th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Yi4)surname Yi
2. (yi4)benefit • profit • advantage • beneficial • to increase • to add • all the more

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

公益 
利益 

Medium Frequency

受益 
收益 
收益率 
效益 
日益 
有益 
权益 (權益)
无益 (無益)
 
益友 
益智 
益处 (益處)
益阳 (益陽)
精益求精 
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寿

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  • 1613th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
寿
3Graphical
寿
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shòu (Shou4)surname Shou
2. shòu (shou4)long life • old age • age • life • birthday • funerary

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 寿 shòu (shou4)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

寿 also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

寿司 (壽司)
寿命 (壽命)
寿星 (壽星)
长寿 (長壽)

Medium Frequency

寿光 (壽光)
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
寿终正寝 (壽終正寢)
寿面 (壽麵)
延寿 (延壽)
延年益寿 (延年益壽)
祝寿 (祝壽)
高寿 (高壽)
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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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