• 244th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 120 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàn (jian4)to establish • to found • to set up • to build • to construct

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

建筑 (建築)
建设 (建設)
建议 (建議)
建造 
扩建 (擴建)

Uncommon

修建 
创建 (創建)
封建 
建国 (建國)
建成 
建立 
建筑师 (建築師)
建筑物 (建築物)
建行 
搭建 
新建 
构建 (構建)
福建 
福建省 
组建 (組建)
重建 

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  • 354th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 122 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zào (zao4)to make • to build • to invent • to manufacture

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zào (zao4)The component is pronounced as 'gào' (gao4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

创造 (創造)
建造 
营造 (營造)
造型 
造成 

Uncommon

人造 
制造业 (制造業)
创造力 (創造力)
塑造 
打造 
改造 
制造 (製造)
造假 
造句 
造孽 
造就 

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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.