• 5412th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǎn (gan3)to roll (dough etc)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

擀面杖 (擀麵杖)

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  • 74th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 83 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miàn (mian4)flour • noodles

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'mài' (mai4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

拉面 (拉麵)
方便面 (方便麵)
泡面 (泡麵)
面包 (麵包)
面条 (麵條)
面粉 (麵粉)

Uncommon

冷面 (冷麵)
和面 (和麵)
寿面 (壽麵)
拌面 (拌麵)
挂面 (掛麵)
炒面 (炒麵)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
烤面包 (烤麵包)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
白面 (白麵)
面包车 (麵包車)
面板 (麵板)
面筋 (麵筋)
面糊 (麵糊)
面团 (麵糰)
面食 (麵食)

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  • 2430th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhàng (zhang4)a staff • a rod • cane • walking stick • to flog with a stick (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhàng (zhang4)The component is pronounced as 'zhàng' (zhang4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

拐杖 

Uncommon

手杖 
擀面杖 (擀麵杖)
权杖 (權杖)
魔杖 

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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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