• 836th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 71 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)hard • strong • solid • firm • to supervise • to inspect • jail • prison
2. jiàn (jian4)supervisor

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiān (jian1)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

太监 (太監)
监控 (監控)
监测 (監測)
监狱 (監獄)
监督 (監督)
监管 (監管)
监考 (監考)
总监 (總監)
证监会 (證監會)

Uncommon

监察 (監察)
监禁 (監禁)
监制 (監製)
监视 (監視)
监护 (監護)
药监局 (藥監局)

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  • 529th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 113 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (hu4)to protect

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (hu4)The component is pronounced as 'huò' (huo4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

保护 (保護)
呵护 (呵護)
守护 (守護)
维护 (維護)
护士 (護士)
护理 (護理)
护肤 (護膚)

Uncommon

保护区 (保護區)
守护神 (守護神)
庇护 (庇護)
爱护 (愛護)
掩护 (掩護)
拥护 (擁護)
救护车 (救護車)
特护 (特護)
看护 (看護)
护手霜 (護手霜)
护照 (護照)
护膝 (護膝)
护航 (護航)
护卫 (護衛)
护身符 (護身符)
护送 (護送)
护发素 (護髮素)
辩护 (辯護)
防护 (防護)
养护 (養護)

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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.