• 65th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.24% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 532 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Fa3)France • French • abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]
2. (fa3)law • method • way • Buddhist teaching • Legalist

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

做法 
想法 
方法 
没法 (沒法)
法国 (法國)
法律 
无法 (無法)
说法 (說法)
办法 (辦法)
魔法 

Uncommon

不法 
佛法 
作法 
依法 
兵法 
刑法 
加法 
司法 
吃法 
合法 
执法 (執法)
婚姻法 
宪法 (憲法)
戏法 (戲法)
手法 
打法 
政法 
书法 (書法)
书法家 (書法家)
枪法 (槍法)
法人 
法制 
法则 (法則)
法国人 (法國人)
法子 
法学 (法學)
法官 
法定 
法宝 (法寶)
法师 (法師)
法庭 
法式 
法拉利 
法案 
法治 
法海 
法网 (法網)
法老 
法兰克福 (法蘭克福)
法规 (法規)
法语 (法語)
法院 
无法无天 (無法無天)
犯法 
用法 
疗法 (療法)
看法 
立法 
算法 
设法 (設法)
语法 (語法)
输入法 (輸入法)
违法 (違法)
非法 
魔法师 (魔法師)

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  • 378th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 126 words
  • Component in 35 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. líng (Ling2)see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]
2. líng (ling2)see 脊令[ji2 ling2] • see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]
3. lǐng (ling3)classifier for a ream of paper
4. lìng (ling4)to order • to command • an order • warrant • writ • to cause • to make sth happen • virtuous • honorific title • season • government position (old)

Pronunciation Clues

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Example Words

Common

命令 
号令 (號令)

Uncommon

下令 
令狐 
冬令 
利令智昏 
勒令 
口令 
司令 
司令部 
夏令营 (夏令營)
指令 
时令 (時令)
法令 
发号施令 (發號施令)
禁令 
禁酒令 
绕口令 (繞口令)
责令 (責令)
军令如山 (軍令如山)
达令 (達令)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.