• 1354th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 63 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiōng (xiong1)chest • bosom • heart • mind • thorax

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiōng (xiong1)The component is pronounced as 'xiōng' (xiong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

心胸 
胸口 
胸怀 (胸懷)
胸部 

Uncommon

低胸 
胸围 (胸圍)
胸闷 (胸悶)
胸罩 
胸肌 
胸脯 
胸腔 
胸膛 
胸襟 
胸针 (胸針)
隆胸 

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  • 2837th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jīn (jin1)lapel • overlap of Chinese gown • fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) • to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jīn (jin1)The component is pronounced as 'jīn' (jin1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for jīn (jin1)The component is pronounced as 'jìn' (jin4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for jīn (jin1)The component is pronounced as 'lín' (lin2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

胸襟 

Uncommon

衣襟 
襟怀 (襟懷)
开襟 (開襟)

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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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