• 1703rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yān (Yan1)Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning • north Hebei • the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436) • surname Yan
2. yàn (yan4)swallow (family Hirundinidae)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

燕子 

Uncommon

孙燕姿 (孫燕姿)
燕京 
燕山 
燕窝 (燕窩)
燕雀 
燕麦 (燕麥)
燕麦粥 (燕麥粥)

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  • 1169th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 85 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mài (Mai4)surname Mai
2. mài (mai4)wheat • barley • oats

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mài (mai4)The component is pronounced as 'mài' (mai4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

麦当劳 (麥當勞)

Uncommon

丹麦 (丹麥)
全麦 (全麥)
大麦 (大麥)
小麦 (小麥)
油麦 (油麥)
烧麦 (燒麥)
燕麦 (燕麥)
燕麦粥 (燕麥粥)
耳麦 (耳麥)
荞麦 (蕎麥)
麦克 (麥克)
麦克风 (麥克風)
麦子 (麥子)
麦德龙 (麥德龍)
麦片 (麥片)
麦当娜 (麥當娜)
麦肯锡 (麥肯錫)
麦芽 (麥芽)
麦芽糖 (麥芽糖)
麦迪逊 (麥迪遜)
麦霸 (麥霸)

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  • 3015th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu4)see 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4]
2. zhōu (zhou1)congee • gruel • porridge • CL:碗[wan3]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

米粥 

Uncommon

燕麦粥 (燕麥粥)
稀粥 
腊八粥 (臘八粥)

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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.