• 2042nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 25 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chán (chan2)to wind around • to wrap round • to coil • tangle • to involve • to bother • to annoy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chán (chan2)The component is pronounced as 'chán' (chan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

纠缠 (糾纏)
缠绵 (纏綿)
缠绕 (纏繞)

Uncommon

纠缠不清 (糾纏不清)
腰缠万贯 (腰纏萬貫)
蛮缠 (蠻纏)
难缠 (難纏)

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  • 1483rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 38 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
silkNo glyph availableonelegs
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rào (rao4)to wind • to coil (thread) • to rotate around • to spiral • to move around • to go round (an obstacle) • to by-pass • to make a detour • to confuse • to perplex

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for rào (rao4)The component is pronounced as 'r5' (r5). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

围绕 (圍繞)
环绕 (環繞)
缠绕 (纏繞)

Uncommon

萦绕 (縈繞)
缭绕 (繚繞)
绕来绕去 (繞來繞去)
绕口令 (繞口令)
绕行 (繞行)
绕路 (繞路)
绕过 (繞過)
绕道 (繞道)
魂牵梦绕 (魂牽夢繞)

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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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