• 2049th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bān (ban1)spot • colored patch • stripe • spotted • striped • variegated

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

斑点 (斑點)
色斑 
雀斑 

Uncommon

小斑点 (小斑點)
斑斑 
斑斓 (斑斕)
斑白 
斑纹 (斑紋)
斑马 (斑馬)
斑马线 (斑馬線)
斑驳 (斑駮)
红斑 (紅斑)
黑斑 

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  • 1766th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wén (wen2)line • trace • mark • pattern • grain (of wood etc)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wén (wen2)The component is pronounced as 'wén' (wen2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

条纹 (條紋)
皱纹 (皺紋)
纹身 (紋身)

Uncommon

指纹 (指紋)
波纹 (波紋)
纹理 (紋理)
纹路 (紋路)
花纹 (花紋)
螺纹 (螺紋)
裂纹 (裂紋)
鱼尾纹 (魚尾紋)

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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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