• 1597th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lián (lian2)to pity

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

可怜 (可憐)

Uncommon

怜悯 (憐憫)

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  • 775th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 217 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāng (xiang1)fragrant • sweet smelling • aromatic • savory or appetizing • (to eat) with relish • (of sleep) sound • perfume or spice • joss or incense stick • CL:根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāng (xiang1)The component is pronounced as 'xiāng' (xiang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

香水 
香港 
香蕉 

Uncommon

丁香 
口香糖 
吃香 
夜来香 (夜來香)
书香 (書香)
清香 
浓香 (濃香)
焚香 
烧香 (燒香)
花香 
芳香 
茴香 
香味 
香喷喷 (香噴噴)
香奈儿 (香奈兒)
香山 
香巢 
香料 
香格里拉 
香橙 
香槟 (香檳)
香气 (香氣)
香油 
香洲区 (香洲區)
香港人 
香火 
香烟 (香煙)
香烛 (香燭)
香炉 (香爐)
香甜 
香皂 
香肠 (香腸)
香草 
香菇 
香菜 
香薰 
香醇 
郁金香 (鬱金香)

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  • 1510th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (xi1)pity • regret • to rue • to begrudge • Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (xi1)The component is pronounced as '' (xi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (xi1)The component is pronounced as 'xīn' (xin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (xi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for (xi1)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

可惜 
珍惜 

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  • 999th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 151 words
  • Component in 203 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu4)jade

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (yu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

林黛玉 
玉米 
金枝玉叶 (金枝玉葉)

Uncommon

如花似玉 
宝玉 (寶玉)
张曼玉 (張曼玉)
怜香惜玉 (憐香惜玉)
玉兔 
玉器 
玉山 
玉帝 
玉手 
玉林 
玉树 (玉樹)
玉溪 
玉环 (玉環)
玉皇 
玉皇大帝 
玉石 
玉石俱焚 
玉兰 (玉蘭)
玉龙雪山 (玉龍雪山)
白玉 
碧玉 
美玉 
金玉 
金玉满堂 (金玉滿堂)
金童玉女 

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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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