• 1496th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 95 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fěn (fen3)powder • cosmetic face powder • food prepared from starch • noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour • whitewash • white • pink

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fěn (fen3)The component is pronounced as 'fēn' (fen1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for fěn (fen3)The component is pronounced as 'fèn' (fen4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

粉红 (粉紅)
粉丝 (粉絲)

Uncommon

奶粉 
散粉 
河粉 
洗衣粉 
凉粉 (涼粉)
淀粉 (澱粉)
生粉 
米粉 
粉刺 
粉底 
粉末 
粉碎 
粉笔 (粉筆)
粉红色 (粉紅色)
粉色 
粉饰 (粉飾)
粉饼 (粉餅)
糯米粉 
胡椒粉 
肠粉 (腸粉)
花粉 
面粉 (麵粉)

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  • 1024th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 112 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
No glyph availableone
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (si1)silk • thread • trace • CL:條|条[tiao2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (si1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

粉丝 (粉絲)

Uncommon

爱丽丝 (愛麗絲)
抽丝 (抽絲)
拔丝 (拔絲)
真丝 (真絲)
丝巾 (絲巾)
丝带 (絲帶)
丝毫 (絲毫)
丝瓜 (絲瓜)
丝绸 (絲綢)
丝袜 (絲襪)
肉丝 (肉絲)
蕾丝 (蕾絲)
藕断丝连 (藕斷絲連)
螺丝 (螺絲)
螺丝刀 (螺絲刀)
蚕丝 (蠶絲)
钢丝 (鋼絲)
铁丝 (鐵絲)
雨丝 (雨絲)
青丝 (青絲)

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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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