• 2791st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. niè (Nie4)surname Nie
2. niè (nie4)to whisper

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for niè (nie4)The component is pronounced as 'niè' (nie4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

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Medium Frequency

聂拉木 (聶拉木)
聂耳 (聶耳)
聂卫平 (聶衛平)
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  • 885th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 71 words
  • Component in 110 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ěr (er3)ear • handle (archaeology) • and that is all (classical Chinese)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ěr (er3)The component is pronounced as 'èr' (er4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for ěr (er3)The component is pronounced as 'ěr' (er3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
耳朵 
耳机 (耳機)

Medium Frequency

刺耳 
土耳其 
木耳 
耳光 
耳垂 
耳塞 
耳洞 
耳环 (耳環)
耳目一新 
耳聋 (耳聾)
耳膜 
耳语 (耳語)
耳钉 (耳釘)
耳鸣 (耳鳴)
耳麦 (耳麥)
银耳 (銀耳)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)
黑木耳 
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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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