1. 掸

掸

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  1. 掸 is the 4386th most frequent character.
  2. 掸 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 掸 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 掸 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
掸 => 扌, 单
Radical :
掸 => 扌 (hand), 丷 (eight/divide), 冂 (upside down box), 二 (two), 丨 (line), 十 (ten)
Graphical :
掸 => 亅, 二, 丷, 冂, 二, 丨, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dan3 - to brush away/to dust off/brush/duster/CL:把[ba3]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 掸 (dan3): The component 单 is pronounced as 'dan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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