1. 短
  2. 线

短

Previous (恩)Next (掌)
  • 887th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
短→
矢豆
2Radical
短→
矢arrow豆bean
3Graphical
短→
丿一人一一口丷一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. duǎn (duan3)short • brief • to lack • weak point • fault

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 短 duǎn (duan3)The component 豆 is pronounced as 'dòu' (dou4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 短 duǎn (duan3)The component 豆 is pronounced as 'dòu' (dou4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

短 
短信 

Medium Frequency

短暂 (短暫)
短期 
短片 
短袖 
短裤 (短褲)
简短 (簡短)
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线

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Previous (究)Next (似)
  • 430th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 169 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
线→
纟戋
2Radical
线→
纟silk戋N/A
3Graphical
线→
㇛一戋

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàn (xian4)variant of 線|线[xian4]
2. xiàn (xian4)thread • string • wire • line • CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 线 xiàn (xian4)The component 戋 is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 线 xiàn (xian4)The component 戋 is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

上线 (上線)
在线 (在線)
底线 (底線)
曲线 (曲線)
毛线 (毛線)
火线 (火線)
无线 (無線)
眼线 (眼線)
紫外线 (紫外線)
线 (綫)
线条 (線條)
视线 (視線)
路线 (路線)

Medium Frequency

下线 (下線)
中线 (中線)
主线 (主線)
五线谱 (五線譜)
占线 (佔線)
光线 (光線)
全线 (全線)
分界线 (分界線)
前线 (前線)
单行线 (單行線)
地平线 (地平線)
天线 (天線)
专线 (專線)
导火线 (導火線)
平行线 (平行線)
干线 (幹線)
弧线 (弧線)
战线 (戰線)
拆线 (拆線)
抛物线 (拋物線)
掉线 (掉線)
斑马线 (斑馬線)
断线 (斷線)
有线 (有線)
沿线 (沿線)
海岸线 (海岸線)
无线电 (無線電)
热线 (熱線)
牙线 (牙線)
牵线 (牽線)
环线 (環線)
生产线 (生產線)
界线 (界線)
直线 (直線)
眼线液 (眼線液)
短线 (短線)
穿针引线 (穿針引線)
米线 (米線)
红外线 (紅外線)
红线 (紅線)
丝线 (絲線)
线上 (線上)
线下 (線下)
线人 (線人)
线性 (線性)
线索 (線索)
线路 (線路)
航线 (航線)
起跑线 (起跑線)
路线图 (路線圖)
连线 (連線)
针线 (針線)
长线 (長線)
防线 (防線)
阵线 (陣線)
离线 (離線)
电源线 (電源線)
电线 (電線)
电线杆 (電線杆)
电话线 (電話線)
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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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