• 2586th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. càn (can4)glorious • bright • brilliant • lustrous • resplendent

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for càn (can4)The component is pronounced as 'càn' (can4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

灿烂 (燦爛)

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  • 1752nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. làn (lan4)soft • mushy • well-cooked and soft • to rot • to decompose • rotten • worn out • chaotic • messy • utterly • thoroughly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for làn (lan4)The component is pronounced as 'lán' (lan2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

灿烂 (燦爛)

Uncommon

海枯石烂 (海枯石爛)
烂漫 (爛漫)
烂醉 (爛醉)
破烂 (破爛)
糜烂 (糜爛)
绚烂 (絢爛)
腐烂 (腐爛)

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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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