1. 簡
  2. 直

簡

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  • 715th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 73 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
簡→
⺮間
2Radical
簡→
⺮bamboo門gate日sun/day
3Graphical
簡→
⺮門口一

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

简单 (簡單)
简直 (簡直)

Uncommon

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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直

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  • 255th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 163 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
直→
十No glyph available
2Radical
直→
十ten目eye一one
3Graphical
直→
一丨口二一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhí (Zhi2)surname Zhi • Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
2. zhí (zhi2)straight • to straighten • fair and reasonable • frank • straightforward • (indicates continuing motion or action) • vertical • vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 直 zhí (zhi2)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 直 zhí (zhi2)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

直 also appears in:
值置植殖矗埴禃稙

Example Words

Common

一直 
直接 
直播 

Uncommon

正直 
直线 (直線)
直视 (直視)
直觉 (直覺)
直达 (直達)
简直 (簡直)

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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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