• 318th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 81 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhāng (Zhang1)surname Zhang
2. zhāng (zhang1)to open up • to spread • sheet of paper • classifier for flat objects, sheet • classifier for votes

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhāng (zhang1)The component is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhāng (zhang1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
紧张 (緊張)

Medium Frequency

主张 (主張)
嚣张 (囂張)
张口 (張口)
张国荣 (張國榮)
张学友 (張學友)
张家界 (張家界)
张居正 (張居正)
张惠妹 (張惠妹)
张爱玲 (張愛玲)
张扬 (張揚)
张望 (張望)
张柏芝 (張柏芝)
张灯结彩 (張燈結彩)
张艺谋 (張藝謀)
张开 (張開)
张韶涵 (張韶涵)
慌张 (慌張)
扩张 (擴張)
夸张 (誇張)
开张 (開張)
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  • 1113th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 67 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dēng (deng1)lamp • light • lantern • CL:盞|盏[zhan3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dēng (deng1)The component is pronounced as 'dīng' (ding1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
灯光 (燈光)
灯笼 (燈籠)

Medium Frequency

冰灯 (冰燈)
吊灯 (吊燈)
壁灯 (壁燈)
射灯 (射燈)
张灯结彩 (張燈結彩)
挑灯 (挑燈)
台灯 (檯燈)
熄灯 (熄燈)
灯塔 (燈塔)
灯泡 (燈泡)
灯火 (燈火)
灯火通明 (燈火通明)
灯红酒绿 (燈紅酒綠)
灯罩 (燈罩)
灯谜 (燈謎)
红灯 (紅燈)
红灯区 (紅燈區)
红绿灯 (紅綠燈)
绿灯 (綠燈)
花灯 (花燈)
华灯 (華燈)
街灯 (街燈)
路灯 (路燈)
闪光灯 (閃光燈)
开灯 (開燈)
闯红灯 (闖紅燈)
电灯 (電燈)
电灯泡 (電燈泡)
龙灯 (龍燈)
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  • 236th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 105 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiē (jie1)to bear fruit • to produce • firm • solid
2. jié (jie2)knot • sturdy • bond • to tie • to bind • to check out (of a hotel)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiē (jie1)The component is pronounced as '' (ji2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for jié (jie2)The component is pronounced as '' (ji2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

纠结 (糾結)
结婚 (結婚)
结局 (結局)
结束 (結束)
结果 (結果)
总结 (總結)

Medium Frequency

了结 (了結)
冻结 (凍結)
凝结 (凝結)
团结 (團結)
完结 (完結)
巴结 (巴結)
张灯结彩 (張燈結彩)
心结 (心結)
情结 (情結)
终结 (終結)
终结者 (終結者)
 ()
结交 (結交)
结伴 (結伴)
结冰 (結冰)
结出 (結出)
结合 (結合)
结婚证 (結婚證)
结实 (結實)
结尾 (結尾)
结晶 (結晶)
结构 (結構)
结石 (結石)
结算 (結算)
结论 (結論)
结识 (結識)
结账 (結賬)
集结 (集結)
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  • 1175th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 60 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cǎi (cai3)(bright) color • variety • applause • applaud • lottery prize

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cǎi (cai3)The component is pronounced as 'cǎi' (cai3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for cǎi (cai3)The component is pronounced as 'cài' (cai4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

彩色 
精彩 

Medium Frequency

五彩 
彩排 
彩票 
彩虹 
彩蛋 
色彩 
丰富多彩 (豐富多彩)
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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.