• 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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Appears In

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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  • 1372nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chí (Chi2)surname Chi
2. chí (chi2)late • delayed • slow

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chí (chi2)The component is pronounced as '' (xi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chí (chi2)The component is pronounced as 'chuò' (chuo4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for chí (chi2)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
迟到 (遲到)

Medium Frequency

延迟 (延遲)
推迟 (推遲)
迟早 (遲早)
迟疑 (遲疑)
迟缓 (遲緩)
迟迟 (遲遲)
迟钝 (遲鈍)
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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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