• 1101st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 72 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.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

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

Uncommon

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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  • 253rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 225 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (qi1)a period of time • phase • stage • (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study) • time • term • period • to hope • Taiwan pr. [qi2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (qi1)The component is pronounced as '' (qi2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (qi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

假期 
星期 
期待 
期间 (期間)

Uncommon

佳期 
初期 
到期 
前期 
如期 
学期 (學期)
定期 
后期 (後期)
日期 
早期 
星期一 
星期三 
星期二 
星期五 
星期六 
星期四 
星期天 
星期几 (星期幾)
星期日 
时期 (時期)
更年期 
期望 
期末 
期盼 
期货 (期貨)
期限 
为期 (為期)
无期 (無期)
短期 
近期 
周期 (週期)
过期 (過期)
长期 (長期)
青春期 
预期 (預期)
高峰期 

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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.