• 1227th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tóng (Tong2)surname Tong
2. tóng (tong2)boy • child • children

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

儿童 (兒童)
童年 
童话 (童話)

Uncommon

女童 
孩童 
神童 
童子 
童心 
童真 
童装 (童裝)
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
金童玉女 

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  • 355th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 288 words
  • Component in 386 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (yan2)words • speech • to say • to talk
2. yán (yan2)"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) • see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yán (yan2)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

留言 
箴言 
言语 (言語)
语言 (語言)
谎言 (謊言)

Uncommon

一言一行 
一言不发 (一言不發)
一言九鼎 
一言难尽 (一言難盡)
三言两语 (三言兩語)
不言而喻 
代言 
代言人 
传言 (傳言)
前言 
千言万语 (千言萬語)
只言片语 (只言片語)
名言 
失言 
妙不可言 
宣言 
寓言 
寡言 
怨言 
恶言 (惡言)
慎言 
扬言 (揚言)
文言文 
方言 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
格言 
流言 
流言蜚语 (流言蜚語)
溢于言表 (溢於言表)
无言 (無言)
无言以对 (無言以對)
甜言 
甜言蜜语 (甜言蜜語)
发言 (發言)
发言人 (發言人)
直言 
真言 
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
总而言之 (總而言之)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
自言自语 (自言自語)
至理名言 
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
言传 (言傳)
言行 
言论 (言論)
言辞 (言辭)
誓言 
诺言 (諾言)
谣言 (謠言)
遗言 (遺言)
预言 (預言)
食言 

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  • 105th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.19% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 644 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (wu2)-less • not to have • no • none • not • to lack • un-

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (wu2)The component is pronounced as 'wāng' (wang1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (wu2)The component is pronounced as '' (wu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

无奈 (無奈)
无意 (無意)
无所谓 (無所謂)
无敌 (無敵)
无数 (無數)
无比 (無比)
无法 (無法)
无聊 (無聊)
无语 (無語)
无论 (無論)
无关 (無關)
无限 (無限)

Uncommon

一事无成 (一事無成)
一望无际 (一望無際)
一无所有 (一無所有)
一无所获 (一無所獲)
一无所知 (一無所知)
人无完人 (人無完人)
其乐无穷 (其樂無窮)
冷酷无情 (冷酷無情)
史无前例 (史無前例)
问心无愧 (問心無愧)
回味无穷 (回味無窮)
安然无恙 (安然無恙)
寥寥无几 (寥寥無幾)
巨无霸 (巨無霸)
徒劳无功 (徒勞無功)
忍无可忍 (忍無可忍)
战无不胜 (戰無不勝)
手足无措 (手足無措)
有口无心 (有口無心)
有恃无恐 (有恃無恐)
漫无目的 (漫無目的)
无上 (無上)
无中生有 (無中生有)
无人 (無人)
无人区 (無人區)
无价 (無價)
无偿 (無償)
无力 (無力)
无助 (無助)
无动于衷 (無動於衷)
无厘头 (無厘頭)
无可厚非 (無可厚非)
无可奈何 (無可奈何)
无可救药 (無可救藥)
无名 (無名)
无名指 (無名指)
无味 (無味)
无地自容 (無地自容)
无害 (無害)
无家可归 (無家可歸)
无常 (無常)
无底 (無底)
无形 (無形)
无影无踪 (無影無蹤)
无从 (無從)
无微不至 (無微不至)
无心 (無心)
无怨无悔 (無怨無悔)
无耻 (無恥)
无悔 (無悔)
无情 (無情)
无意间 (無意間)
无愧 (無愧)
无忧无虑 (無憂無慮)
无懈可击 (無懈可擊)
无成 (無成)
无所不能 (無所不能)
无所事事 (無所事事)
无所适从 (無所適從)
无拘无束 (無拘無束)
无故 (無故)
无效 (無效)
无暇 (無暇)
无望 (無望)
无期 (無期)
无极 (無極)
无济于事 (無濟於事)
无物 (無物)
无猜 (無猜)
无理 (無理)
无理取闹 (無理取鬧)
无瑕 (無瑕)
无用 (無用)
无疑 (無疑)
无益 (無益)
无知 (無知)
无碍 (無礙)
无私 (無私)
无穷 (無窮)
无穷无尽 (無窮無盡)
无端 (無端)
无端端 (無端端)
无精打采 (無精打采)
无线 (無線)
无缘 (無緣)
无缘无故 (無緣無故)
无罪 (無罪)
无声 (無聲)
无声无息 (無聲無息)
无能 (無能)
无能为力 (無能為力)
无与伦比 (無與倫比)
无色 (無色)
无处 (無處)
无处不在 (無處不在)
无视 (無視)
无言 (無言)
无言以对 (無言以對)
无话可说 (無話可說)
无谓 (無謂)
无赖 (無賴)
无趣 (無趣)
无辜 (無辜)
无边 (無邊)
无邪 (無邪)
无量 (無量)
无锡 (無錫)
无锡市 (無錫市)
无间 (無間)
无限制 (無限制)
无双 (無雙)
无非 (無非)
无须 (無須)
无题 (無題)
独一无二 (獨一無二)
当之无愧 (當之無愧)
百无聊赖 (百無聊賴)
目中无人 (目中無人)
空无一人 (空無一人)
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
义无反顾 (義無反顧)
肆无忌惮 (肆無忌憚)
与世无争 (與世無爭)
若无其事 (若無其事)
苍白无力 (蒼白無力)
虚无 (虛無)
虚无缥缈 (虛無縹緲)
语无伦次 (語無倫次)
遥遥无期 (遙遙無期)
风雨无阻 (風雨無阻)
体无完肤 (體無完膚)
默默无闻 (默默無聞)

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  • 1919th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji4)to be jealous of • fear • dread • scruple • to avoid or abstain from • to quit • to give up sth

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji4)The component is pronounced as '' (ji3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

禁忌 

Uncommon

切忌 
妒忌 
威士忌 
忌口 
忌妒 
忌讳 (忌諱)
猜忌 
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
肆无忌惮 (肆無忌憚)
顾忌 (顧忌)

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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.