• 479th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 62 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǐn (yin3)to draw (e.g. a bow) • to pull • to stretch sth • to extend • to lengthen • to involve or implicate in • to attract • to lead • to guide • to leave • to provide evidence or justification for • old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang1], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

吸引 
吸引力 
引力 
引起 

Medium Frequency

勾引 
 
引入 
引导 (引導)
引擎 
引爆 
引用 
引发 (引發)
引诱 (引誘)
引进 (引進)
引领 (引領)
指引 
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  • 329th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 78 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lǐng (ling3)neck • collar • to lead • to receive • classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lǐng (ling3)The component is pronounced as 'líng' (ling2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for lǐng (ling3)The component is pronounced as 'lǐng' (ling3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for lǐng (ling3)The component is pronounced as 'lìng' (ling4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

带领 (帶領)
申领 (申領)
 ()
领取 (領取)
领导 (領導)

Medium Frequency

占领 (佔領)
圆领 (圓領)
引领 (引領)
本领 (本領)
率领 (率領)
白领 (白領)
认领 (認領)
领先 (領先)
领到 (領到)
领口 (領口)
领土 (領土)
领地 (領地)
领域 (領域)
领子 (領子)
领导人 (領導人)
领导者 (領導者)
领带 (領帶)
领悟 (領悟)
领奖 (領獎)
领略 (領略)
领袖 (領袖)
领养 (領養)
首领 (首領)
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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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