1. 更
  2. 年
  3. 期

更

Previous (尔)Next (别)
  • 221st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
更→
一No glyph available
2Radical
更→
一one日sun/day丨line乂N/A
3Graphical
更→
一口一丨乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gēng (geng1)to change or replace • to experience • one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided • watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
2. gèng (geng4)more • even more • further • still • still more

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 更 gēng (geng1)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 更 gèng (geng4)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

更 also appears in:
便硬梗哽埂粳鲠绠筻鯁骾

Example Words

High Frequency

更 
更新 

Medium Frequency

更加 
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年

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Previous (之)Next (过)
  • 45th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.31% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 181 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
年→
𠂉㐄
2Radical
年→
丿bend一one十ten㇗N/A丨line
3Graphical
年→
丿一一丨㇗丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nián (Nian2)surname Nian
2. nián (nian2)year • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

今年 
年 
拜年 
新年 
龙年 (龍年)

Medium Frequency

兔年 
去年 
少年 
年代 
年夜 
年夜饭 (年夜飯)
年年 
年底 
年度 
年会 (年會)
年纪 (年紀)
年级 (年級)
年终 (年終)
年华 (年華)
年货 (年貨)
年轻 (年輕)
年头 (年頭)
年龄 (年齡)
明年 
更年期 
当年 (當年)
童年 
周年 (週年)
过年 (過年)
青年 
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期

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Previous (管)Next (市)
  • 253rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 113 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
期→
其月
2Radical
期→
甘sweet一one八eight/divide月moon
3Graphical
期→
艹二一八冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qī (qi1)a period of time • phase • stage • (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study) • time • term • period • to hope • Taiwan pr. [qi2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 期 qī (qi1)The component 其 is pronounced as 'qí' (qi2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 期 qī (qi1)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

假期 
期 
期待 

Medium Frequency

佳期 
到期 
前期 
如期 
学期 (學期)
定期 
后期 (後期)
日期 
早期 
星期 
星期一 
星期三 
星期二 
星期五 
星期六 
星期四 
星期天 
星期几 (星期幾)
星期日 
时期 (時期)
更年期 
期望 
期末 
期盼 
期货 (期貨)
期间 (期間)
期限 
短期 
近期 
周期 (週期)
过期 (過期)
长期 (長期)
青春期 
预期 (預期)
高峰期 
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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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