• 2360th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yīn (Yin1)surname Yin • flourishing • dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
2. yān (yan1)dark red
3. yǐn (yin3)roll of thunder

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yān (yan1)The component is pronounced as 'yǐn' (yin3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for yǐn (yin3)The component is pronounced as 'yǐn' (yin3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

殷勤 

Uncommon

殷切 
殷实 (殷實)
殷红 (殷紅)

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  • 502nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 260 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hóng (Hong2)surname Hong
2. hóng (hong2)red • popular • revolutionary • bonus

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hóng (hong2)The component is pronounced as 'gōng' (gong1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

大红 (大紅)
红包 (紅包)
红色 (紅色)

Uncommon

分红 (分紅)
口红 (口紅)
姹紫嫣红 (奼紫嫣紅)
火红 (火紅)
灯红酒绿 (燈紅酒綠)
番茄红素 (番茄紅素)
当红 (當紅)
发红 (發紅)
眼红 (眼紅)
粉红 (粉紅)
粉红色 (粉紅色)
红尘 (紅塵)
红妆 (紅妝)
红娘 (紅娘)
红彤彤 (紅彤彤)
红心 (紅心)
红旗 (紅旗)
红星 (紅星)
红枣 (紅棗)
红楼梦 (紅樓夢)
红毯 (紅毯)
红润 (紅潤)
红火 (紅火)
红灯 (紅燈)
红烧 (紅燒)
红牌 (紅牌)
红男绿女 (紅男綠女)
红糖 (紅糖)
红绿灯 (紅綠燈)
红线 (紅線)
红肿 (紅腫)
红花 (紅花)
红茶 (紅茶)
红薯 (紅薯)
红豆 (紅豆)
红军 (紅軍)
红运 (紅運)
红颜 (紅顏)
腮红 (腮紅)
脸红 (臉紅)
西红柿 (西紅柿)
走红 (走紅)
通红 (通紅)
开门红 (開門紅)
鲜红 (鮮紅)

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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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