• 827th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 54 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. àn (an4)dark • gloomy • hidden • secret • muddled • obscure • in the dark
2. àn (an4)to close (a door) • to eclipse • muddled • stupid • ignorant • variant of 暗[an4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

暗恋 (暗戀)
黑暗 

Medium Frequency

昏暗 
 
暗中 
暗地 
暗暗 
暗淡 
暗示 
暗算 
暗自 
暗藏 
暗号 (暗號)
柳暗花明 
灰暗 
阴暗 (陰暗)
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  • 905th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zàng (Zang4)Tibet • Xizang 西藏
2. cáng (cang2)to conceal • to hide away • to harbor • to store • to collect
3. zàng (zang4)storehouse • depository • Buddhist or Taoist scripture

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cáng (cang2)The component is pronounced as 'zāng' (zang1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for cáng (cang2)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for cáng (cang2)The component is pronounced as 'chǎng' (chang3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for zàng (zang4)The component is pronounced as 'zāng' (zang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for zàng (zang4)The component is pronounced as 'chǎng' (chang3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

收藏 
 
隐藏 (隱藏)

Medium Frequency

冷藏 
埋藏 
宝藏 (寶藏)
捉迷藏 
掩藏 
暗藏 
珍藏 
卧虎藏龙 (臥虎藏龍)
藏族 
藏獒 
蕴藏 (蘊藏)
西藏 
躲藏 
青藏 
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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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