1. 王
  2. 祖
  3. 賢

王

Previous (思)Next (象)
  • 299th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 226 words
  • Component in 203 characters

Decomposition

1Once
王→
一土
2Radical
王→
王jade
3Graphical
王→
一一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wáng (Wang2)surname Wang
2. wáng (wang2)king or monarch • best or strongest of its type • grand • great
3. wàng (wang4)to rule • to reign over

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 王 wáng (wang2)The component 王 is pronounced as 'wáng' (wang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 王 wáng (wang2)The component 王 is pronounced as 'wàng' (wang4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 王 wàng (wang4)The component 王 is pronounced as 'wáng' (wang2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 王 wàng (wang4)The component 王 is pronounced as 'wàng' (wang4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

王 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

国王 (國王)
女王 
王力宏 
王子 
王菲 
王道 

Uncommon

君王 
大王 
天王 
帝王 
猴王 
王八 
王八蛋 
王冠 
王国 (王國)
王妃 
王小波 
王府 
王府井 
王心凌 
王朝 
王牌 
王老吉 
白马王子 (白馬王子)
阎王 (閻王)
霸王 
霸王别姬 (霸王別姬)
魔王 
龙王 (龍王)

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祖

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Previous (庄)Next (丝)
  • 1023rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 81 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
祖→
礻且
2Radical
祖→
礻sign月moon一one
3Graphical
祖→
一一丨一丶戈丨丶冂二一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zǔ (Zu3)surname Zu
2. zǔ (zu3)ancestor • forefather • grandparents

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

佛祖 
祖国 (祖國)
祖宗 

Uncommon

先祖 
始祖 
妈祖 (媽祖)
容祖儿 (容祖兒)
王祖贤 (王祖賢)
祖传 (祖傳)
祖先 
祖坟 (祖墳)
祖母 
祖父 
祖籍 
祖辈 (祖輩)
祭祖 
鼻祖 

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賢

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Previous (卓)Next (卧)
  • 1940th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
賢→
臤貝
2Radical
賢→
臣minister/official又right hand貝shell
3Graphical
賢→
一㇗丨匚㇇㇏口二八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xián (xian2)worthy or virtuous person • honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

賢 also appears in:
藖

Example Words

Common

贤内助 (賢內助)
贤惠 (賢惠)

Uncommon

先贤 (先賢)
奉贤 (奉賢)
奉贤区 (奉賢區)
招贤纳士 (招賢納士)
普贤菩萨 (普賢菩薩)
王祖贤 (王祖賢)
圣贤 (聖賢)
见贤思齐 (見賢思齊)
贤人 (賢人)
贤妻良母 (賢妻良母)
贤淑 (賢淑)
贤良 (賢良)
进贤 (進賢)
集贤 (集賢)

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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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