• 2221st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cài (Cai4)surname Cai

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

蔡英文 

Uncommon

蔡依林 

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  • 2583rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diàn (Dian4)surname Dian
2. diàn (dian4)suburbs or outskirts • one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China • official in charge of fields (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for diàn (dian4)The component is pronounced as 'tián' (tian2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

沉甸甸 
缅甸 (緬甸)

Uncommon

中甸 
伊甸园 (伊甸園)
宽甸 (寬甸)
蔡甸 
蔡甸区 (蔡甸區)

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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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