• 2097th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lán (lan2)fence • railing • hurdle • column or box (of text or other data)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lán (lan2)The component is pronounced as 'lán' (lan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

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栏目 (欄目)

Medium Frequency

围栏 (圍欄)
专栏 (專欄)
凭栏 (憑欄)
栅栏 (柵欄)
栏杆 (欄杆)
跨栏 (跨欄)
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  • 2008th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 29 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gān (gan1)pole • CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1]
2. gǎn (gan3)stick • pole • lever • classifier for long objects such as guns

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
6. 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

High Frequency

 
铁杆 (鐵桿)

Medium Frequency

套马杆 (套馬桿)
拉杆 
挥杆 (揮桿)
摇杆 (搖桿)
旗杆 
杆子 
桅杆 
杆秤 (桿秤)
杆菌 (桿菌)
枪杆子 (槍桿子)
杠杆 (槓桿)
标杆 (標杆)
栏杆 (欄杆)
立杆见影 (立杆見影)
笔杆 (筆桿)
肉毒杆菌 (肉毒桿菌)
电杆 (電杆)
电线杆 (電線杆)
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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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