• 1414th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 72 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liáng (Liang2)name of Kingdoms and Dynasties at different periods • surname Liang
2. liáng (liang2)beam of roof • bridge

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

梁山 
梁静茹 (梁靜茹)
桥梁 (橋梁)
脊梁 
鼻梁 

Uncommon

吕梁 (呂梁)
大梁 
后梁 (後梁)
梁启超 (梁啟超)
梁平 
梁漱溟 
栋梁 (棟梁)
横梁 (橫梁)
脊梁骨 
铜梁 (銅梁)
顶梁柱 (頂梁柱)
余音绕梁 (餘音繞梁)
高梁 

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  • 721st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jìng (jing4)still • calm • quiet • not moving

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jìng (jing4)The component is pronounced as 'qīng' (qing1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for jìng (jing4)The component is pronounced as 'jué' (jue2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

冷静 (冷靜)
安静 (安靜)
宁静 (寧靜)
平静 (平靜)

Uncommon

动静 (動靜)
寂静 (寂靜)
幽静 (幽靜)
心静 (心靜)
恬静 (恬靜)
文静 (文靜)
梁静茹 (梁靜茹)
沉静 (沉靜)
清静 (清靜)
镇静 (鎮靜)
静候 (靜候)
静坐 (靜坐)
静心 (靜心)
静悄悄 (靜悄悄)
静止 (靜止)
静脉 (靜脈)
静谧 (靜謐)
静电 (靜電)
静音 (靜音)
静默 (靜默)

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  • 3525th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Ru2)surname Ru
2. (ru2)to eat • (extended meaning) to endure • putrid smell • vegetables • roots (inextricably attached to the plant)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ru2)The component is pronounced as '' (ru2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ru2)The component is pronounced as '' (ru3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

梁静茹 (梁靜茹)

Uncommon

含辛茹苦 

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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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