1. 約
  2. 定

約

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  • 424th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 208 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
約→
糹勺
2Radical
約→
糹silk勹wrap丶dot
3Graphical
約→
㇛丶丶㇆㇒丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yāo (yao1)to weigh in a balance or on a scale
2. yuē (yue1)to make an appointment • to invite • approximately • pact • treaty • to economize • to restrict • to reduce (a fraction) • concise

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 約 yāo (yao1)The component 勺 is pronounced as 'sháo' (shao2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 約 yāo (yao1)The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

約 also appears in:
葯箹

Example Words

Common

合约 (合約)
大约 (大約)
契约 (契約)
婚约 (婚約)
相约 (相約)
节约 (節約)
简约 (簡約)
签约 (簽約)
约定 (約定)
约会 (約會)
约束 (約束)
纽约 (紐約)
隐约 (隱約)
预约 (預約)

Uncommon

不约而同 (不約而同)
公约 (公約)
制约 (制約)
北约 (北約)
失约 (失約)
婉约 (婉約)
条约 (條約)
爽约 (爽約)
特约 (特約)
约克 (約克)
约旦 (約旦)
约束力 (約束力)
约翰 (約翰)
约翰逊 (約翰遜)
纽约州 (紐約州)
纽约市 (紐約市)
续约 (續約)
赴约 (赴約)
违约 (違約)
里约 (里約)
里约热内卢 (里約熱內盧)
隐隐约约 (隱隱約約)

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定

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  • 77th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 399 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
定→
宀𤴓
2Radical
定→
宀roof一one龰N/A
3Graphical
定→
冖丶一龰

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dìng (ding4)to set • to fix • to determine • to decide • to order

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

定 also appears in:
绽淀锭啶碇靛腚錠

Example Words

Common

一定 
决定 (決定)
肯定 
注定 (註定)

Uncommon

不一定 
不定 
保定 
制定 
协定 (協定)
否定 
固定 
坚定 (堅定)
坚定不移 (堅定不移)
安定 
定位 
定律 
定时 (定時)
定期 
定格 
定义 (定義)
定制 (定製)
定量 
必定 
指定 
搞定 
法定 
淡定 
特定 
确定 (確定)
稳定 (穩定)
约定 (約定)
规定 (規定)
设定 (設定)
认定 (認定)
说不定 (說不定)
选定 (選定)
锁定 (鎖定)
镇定 (鎮定)
铁定 (鐵定)
鉴定 (鑑定)
限定 
预定 (預定)

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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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