1. 甲
  2. 状
  3. 腺

甲

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  • 1104th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 145 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
甲→
冂No glyph available
2Radical
甲→
冂upside down box二two丨line
3Graphical
甲→
冂二丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎ (jia3)first of the ten heavenly stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] • (used for an unspecified person or thing) • first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) • armor plating • shell or carapace • (of the fingers or toes) nail • bladed leather or metal armor (old) • ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) • civil administration unit (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 甲 jiǎ (jia3)The component 冂 is pronounced as 'jiōng' (jiong1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

甲 also appears in:
押鸭禺匣闸钾呷岬胛厣狎柙鉀鴨翈

Example Words

Common

指甲 
马甲 (馬甲)

Uncommon

指甲油 
甲乙 
甲亢 
甲子 
甲方 
甲板 
甲状 (甲狀)
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)
甲第 
甲醇 
甲醛 
甲骨文 
盔甲 
穿山甲 
美甲 
花甲 
装甲 (裝甲)
趾甲 
铠甲 (鎧甲)
铁甲 (鐵甲)
马六甲 (馬六甲)
鳞甲 (鱗甲)

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状

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  • 624th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 124 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
状→
丬犬
2Radical
状→
丬split wood犬dog
3Graphical
状→
一丶丨人一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhuàng (zhuang4)accusation • suit • state • condition • strong • great • -shaped

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

状态 (狀態)
状况 (狀況)
现状 (現狀)
症状 (症狀)

Uncommon

名状 (名狀)
告状 (告狀)
块状 (塊狀)
形状 (形狀)
性状 (性狀)
状元 (狀元)
奖状 (獎狀)
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)

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腺

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  • 2252nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 60 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
腺→
月泉
2Radical
腺→
月moon白white水water
3Graphical
腺→
冂二口一㇒亅㇇冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàn (xian4)gland

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

乳腺 
乳腺癌 
腮腺 

Uncommon

乳腺炎 
前列腺 
前列腺素 
扁桃腺 
汗腺 
泪腺 (淚腺)
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)
皮脂腺 
胰腺 
胰腺炎 
肾上腺 (腎上腺)
肾上腺素 (腎上腺素)
腮腺炎 
腺样 (腺樣)
腺癌 

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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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