1. 简
  2. 易

简

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  • 715th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 40 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
简→
⺮间
2Radical
简→
⺮bamboo门gate日sun/day
3Graphical
简→
⺮丶丨㇆口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎn (jian3)simple • uncomplicated • letter • to choose • to select • bamboo strips used for writing (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 简 jiǎn (jian3)The component 间 is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 简 jiǎn (jian3)The component 间 is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

简单 (簡單)
简直 (簡直)

Medium Frequency

简 (簡)
简介 (簡介)
简易 (簡易)
简历 (簡歷)
简洁 (簡潔)
简短 (簡短)
简称 (簡稱)
简约 (簡約)
简陋 (簡陋)
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易

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Previous (轻)Next (早)
  • 461st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
易→
日勿
2Radical
易→
日sun/day勹wrapNo glyph available
3Graphical
易→
口一㇆㇒㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yì (Yi4)surname Yi
2. yì (yi4)easy • amiable • to change • to exchange

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 易 yì (yi4)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

易 also appears in:
锡赐踢惕剔蜴裼埸錫賜逷鶍鬄

Example Words

High Frequency

容易 
易 

Medium Frequency

交易 
交易所 
交易日 
周易 
好不容易 
简易 (簡易)
网易 (網易)
贸易 (貿易)
路易威登 
轻易 (輕易)
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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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