• 161st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.13% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 452 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xīn (Xin1)abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]
2. xīn (xin1)new • newly • meso- (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xīn (xin1)The component is pronounced as 'qīn' (qin1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for xīn (xin1)The component is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for xīn (xin1)The component is pronounced as 'jīn' (jin1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

新年 
新浪 
更新 

Uncommon

全新 
刷新 
创新 (創新)
崭新 (嶄新)
新人 
新加坡 
新型 
新娘 
新婚 
新手 
新春 
新款 
新欢 (新歡)
新浪网 (新浪網)
新版 
新生 
新疆 
新禧 
新闻 (新聞)
新华 (新華)
新华网 (新華網)
新西兰 (新西蘭)
新郎 
新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
新鲜 (新鮮)
最新 
清新 
蜡笔小新 (蠟筆小新)
迎新 
重新 

RareShow 419

#Back to top
  • 525th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chén (Chen2)surname Chen • vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC • Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)
2. chén (chen2)to lay out • to exhibit • to display • to narrate • to state • to explain • to tell • old • stale

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
陈冠希 (陳冠希)
陈奕迅 (陳奕迅)

Uncommon

推陈出新 (推陳出新)
铺陈 (鋪陳)
陈凯歌 (陳凱歌)
陈列 (陳列)
陈年 (陳年)
陈水扁 (陳水扁)
陈皮 (陳皮)
陈旧 (陳舊)
陈词 (陳詞)
陈说 (陳說)
陈述 (陳述)
陈醋 (陳醋)

RareShow 69

#Back to top
  • 174th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.12% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 274 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dài (dai4)to substitute • to act on behalf of others • to replace • generation • dynasty • age • period • (historical) era • (geological) eon

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

代表 
古代 
年代 
时代 (時代)
现代 (現代)

Uncommon

世代 
交代 
代价 (代價)
代名词 (代名詞)
代替 
代沟 (代溝)
代理 
代码 (代碼)
代考 
代表团 (代表團)
代表性 
代言 
代言人 
代谢 (代謝)
代购 (代購)
取代 
后代 (後代)
新生代 
新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
替代 
朝代 
清代 
现代化 (現代化)
当代 (當代)
马尔代夫 (馬爾代夫)

RareShow 244

#Back to top
  • 895th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 66 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂎丿𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiè (Xie4)surname Xie
2. xiè (xie4)to thank • to apologize • to wither (of flowers, leaves etc) • to decline

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

感谢 (感謝)
谢谢 (謝謝)

Uncommon

代谢 (代謝)
多谢 (多謝)
新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
谢霆锋 (謝霆鋒)

RareShow 60

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.