• 2338th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. niè (nie4)to blacken • abbr. for 涅槃[nie4 pan2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

涅槃 

Uncommon

勃列日涅夫 
涅磐 

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  • 3632nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pán (pan2)firm • stable • rock

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for pán (pan2)The component is pronounced as 'bān' (ban1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for pán (pan2)The component is pronounced as 'pán' (pan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for pán (pan2)The component is pronounced as 'dàn' (dan4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Uncommon

涅磐 
磐安 
磐石 

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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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