• 1350th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǎn (dan3)the gall • the nerve • courage • guts • gall bladder

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dǎn (dan3)The component is pronounced as 'zhān' (zhan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for dǎn (dan3)The component is pronounced as 'hǎn' (han3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for dǎn (dan3)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

大胆 (大膽)
胆固醇 (膽固醇)
胆子 (膽子)
胆小 (膽小)
胆小鬼 (膽小鬼)
胆量 (膽量)

Uncommon

心惊胆战 (心驚膽戰)
提心吊胆 (提心吊膽)
斗胆 (斗膽)
海胆 (海膽)
肝胆相照 (肝膽相照)
胆囊 (膽囊)
胆大 (膽大)
胆怯 (膽怯)
胆敢 (膽敢)
胆汁 (膽汁)
胆略 (膽略)
胆结石 (膽結石)
胆识 (膽識)
胆碱 (膽鹼)
卧薪尝胆 (臥薪嚐膽)
色胆 (色膽)

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  • 891st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 73 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (gu4)hard • strong • solid • sure • assuredly • undoubtedly • of course • indeed • admittedly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (gu4)The component is pronounced as '' (gu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

固执 (固執)
固定 
胆固醇 (膽固醇)

Uncommon

凝固 
加固 
固件 
固化 
固执己见 (固執己見)
固守 
固有 
固然 
固体 (固體)
坚固 (堅固)
牢固 
稳固 (穩固)
巩固 (鞏固)
顽固 (頑固)

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  • 2555th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chún (chun2)alcohol • wine with high alcohol content • rich • pure • good wine • sterols

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

胆固醇 (膽固醇)

Uncommon

丙醇 
乙醇 
固醇 
木糖醇 
甘露醇 
甲醇 
醇厚 
醇美 
香醇 

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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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