• 71st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 205 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dāng (dang1)to be • to act as • manage • withstand • when • during • ought • should • match equally • equal • same • obstruct • just at (a time or place) • on the spot • right • just at
2. dàng (dang4)at or in the very same... • suitable • adequate • fitting • proper • to replace • to regard as • to think • to pawn • (coll.) to fail (a student)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

当下 (當下)
当中 (當中)
当初 (當初)
当前 (當前)
当地 (當地)
当年 (當年)
当成 (當成)
当时 (當時)
当然 (當然)
相当 (相當)
适当 (適當)
麦当劳 (麥當勞)

Uncommon

上当 (上當)
不当 (不當)
了当 (了當)
亚当 (亞當)
便当 (便當)
充当 (充當)
叮当 (叮當)
妥当 (妥當)
家当 (家當)
得当 (得當)
恰当 (恰當)
应当 (應當)
担当 (擔當)
正当 (正當)
理所当然 (理所當然)
当上 (當上)
当之无愧 (當之無愧)
当事人 (當事人)
当今 (當今)
当代 (當代)
当作 (當作)
当做 (當做)
当兵 (當兵)
当场 (當場)
当天 (當天)
当家 (當家)
当局 (當局)
当心 (當心)
当日 (當日)
当晚 (當晚)
当归 (當歸)
当当 (當當)
当真 (當真)
当众 (當眾)
当红 (當紅)
当街 (當街)
当道 (當道)
当选 (當選)
当面 (當面)
相当于 (相當於)
麦当娜 (麥當娜)

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  • 245th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 183 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (wu4)affair • business • matter

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (wu4)The component is pronounced as '' (wu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

任务 (任務)
服务 (服務)

Uncommon

乘务员 (乘務員)
事务 (事務)
事务所 (事務所)
债务 (債務)
公务 (公務)
公务员 (公務員)
务实 (務實)
务必 (務必)
商务 (商務)
商务部 (商務部)
国务院 (國務院)
家务 (家務)
常务 (常務)
服务员 (服務員)
服务器 (服務器)
服务业 (服務業)
服务生 (服務生)
业务 (業務)
税务 (稅務)
义务 (義務)
职务 (職務)
财务 (財務)

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  • 44th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.31% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 411 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) • him • her • it

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

之一 
之中 
之前 
之外 
之后 (之後)
之间 (之間)
总之 (總之)

Uncommon

一家之主 
一臂之力 
三分之一 
不败之地 (不敗之地)
久而久之 
之上 
之下 
之内 (之內)
之所以 
之际 (之際)
之类 (之類)
加之 
反之 
取而代之 
四分之一 
天伦之乐 (天倫之樂)
持之以恒 (持之以恆)
挥之不去 (揮之不去)
当之无愧 (當之無愧)
百分之百 
总而言之 (總而言之)
自知之明 
身外之物 

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  • 656th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 116 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji2)urgent • pressing • rapid • hurried • worried • to make (sb) anxious

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji2)The component is pronounced as '' (ji4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

急于 (急於)
急躁 
紧急 (緊急)
着急 (著急)

Uncommon

危急 
告急 
心急 
急中生智 
急促 
急切 
急刹车 (急剎車)
急剧 (急劇)
急功近利 
急匆匆 
急忙 
急急忙忙 
急性 
急性子 
急救 
急用 
急眼 
急着 (急著)
急诊 (急診)
急诊室 (急診室)
急迫 
急速 
情急 
应急 (應急)
湍急 
焦急 
猴急 
当务之急 (當務之急)
轻重缓急 (輕重緩急)

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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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