• 1960th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)to open (one's eyes)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

睁眼 (睜眼)
睁开 (睜開)

Uncommon

眼睁睁 (眼睜睜)

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  • 1872nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)struggle
2. zhèng (zheng4)to earn • to make (money)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhèng (zheng4)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

挣扎 (掙扎)

Uncommon

挣脱 (掙脫)
挣钱 (掙錢)

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  • 3430th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)guzheng or long zither • long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times • Japanese koto

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

风筝 (風箏)

Uncommon

古筝 (古箏)

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  • 4038th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)hideous • fierce-looking

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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  • 4927th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)excel • lofty

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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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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