• 2950th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lín (lin2)phosphorus (chemistry) • water in rocks

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

磷脂 

Uncommon

卵磷脂 
含磷 
有机磷 (有機磷)
磷矿 (磷礦)
磷肥 
磷酸 
磷酸钙 (磷酸鈣)

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  • 1454th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 232 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suān (suan1)sour • sore • ache • acid

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for suān (suan1)The component is pronounced as '' (si1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

心酸 
辛酸 
酸奶 
酸痛 

Uncommon

乳酸 
乳酸菌 
亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
寒酸 
柠檬酸 (檸檬酸)
氨基酸 
泛酸 
玻尿酸 
甜酸 
硫酸 
硼酸 
碳酸 
胃酸 
脂肪酸 
色氨酸 
草酸 
叶酸 (葉酸)
酸乳 
酸性 
酸梅 
酸涩 (酸澀)
酸甜苦辣 
酸菜 

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  • 2945th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gài (gai4)calcium (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gài (gai4)The component is pronounced as 'gài' (gai4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

含钙 (含鈣)
钙质 (鈣質)

Uncommon

氧化钙 (氧化鈣)
碳酸钙 (碳酸鈣)
钙化 (鈣化)

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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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