• 2449th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yi4)to overflow

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

洋溢 

Uncommon

才华横溢 (才華橫溢)
溢出 
满溢 (滿溢)

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  • 40th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.33% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 164 words
  • Component in 14 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Yu2)surname Yu
2. (yu2)to go • to take • sentence-final interrogative particle • variant of 於|于[yu2]
3. (Yu2)surname Yu
4. (yu2)in • at • to • from • by • than • out of

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

对于 (對於)
属于 (屬於)
于是 (於是)
终于 (終於)
关于 (關于)

Uncommon

不至于 (不至於)
以至于 (以至於)
低于 
来源于 (來源於)
出于 (出於)
利于 (利於)
勇于 (勇於)
善于 (善於)
在于 (在於)
基于 (基於)
大于 (大於)
忙于 (忙於)
急于 (急於)
敢于 (敢於)
有助于 (有助於)
乐于助人 (樂於助人)
源于 (源於)
由于 (由於)
相当于 (相當於)
等于 (等於)
至于 (至於)
莫过于 (莫過於)
处于 (處於)
过于 (過於)
鉴于 (鑒於)
高于 (高於)

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  • 355th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 288 words
  • Component in 386 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (yan2)words • speech • to say • to talk
2. yán (yan2)"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) • see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yán (yan2)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

留言 
箴言 
言语 (言語)
语言 (語言)
谎言 (謊言)

Uncommon

一言一行 
一言不发 (一言不發)
一言九鼎 
一言难尽 (一言難盡)
三言两语 (三言兩語)
不言而喻 
代言 
代言人 
传言 (傳言)
前言 
千言万语 (千言萬語)
只言片语 (只言片語)
名言 
失言 
妙不可言 
宣言 
寓言 
寡言 
怨言 
恶言 (惡言)
慎言 
扬言 (揚言)
文言文 
方言 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
格言 
流言 
流言蜚语 (流言蜚語)
溢于言表 (溢於言表)
无言 (無言)
无言以对 (無言以對)
甜言 
甜言蜜语 (甜言蜜語)
发言 (發言)
发言人 (發言人)
直言 
真言 
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
总而言之 (總而言之)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
自言自语 (自言自語)
至理名言 
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
言传 (言傳)
言行 
言论 (言論)
言辞 (言辭)
誓言 
诺言 (諾言)
谣言 (謠言)
遗言 (遺言)
预言 (預言)
食言 

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  • 177th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.12% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 212 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
N/AN/AN/ANo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. biǎo (biao3)exterior surface • family relationship via females • to show (one's opinion) • a model • a table (listing information) • a form • a meter (measuring sth)
2. biǎo (biao3)wrist or pocket watch

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

代表 
发表 (發表)
表情 
表态 (表態)
表演 
表现 (表現)
表示 
表达 (表達)

Uncommon

外表 
手表 (手錶)
表哥 
表妹 
表姐 
表弟 
表扬 (表揚)
表明 
表白 
表皮 
表面 

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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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