1. 筝

筝

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  1. 筝 is the 3430th most frequent character.
  2. 筝 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 筝 appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. 筝 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
筝 => ⺮, 争
Radical :
筝 => ⺮ (bamboo), ⺈ (knife), ⺕ (pig snout), 亅 (hook)
Graphical :
筝 => ⺮, ⺈, 匚, 一, 亅

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. 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 筝 (zheng1): The component 争 is pronounced as 'zheng1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

风筝 (風箏)

Medium Frequency

古筝 (古箏)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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