• 177th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.12% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 119 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
N/AN/AN/ANo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. biǎo (biao3)exterior surface • family relationship via females • to show (one's opinion) • a model • a table (listing information) • a form • a meter (measuring sth)
2. biǎo (biao3)wrist or pocket watch

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

代表 
发表 (發表)
表情 
表态 (表態)
表演 
表现 (表現)
表示 
表达 (表達)

Medium Frequency

外表 
手表 (手錶)
 
表哥 
表妹 
表姐 
表弟 
表扬 (表揚)
表明 
表白 
表面 
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  • 698th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 50 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. céng (ceng2)layer • stratum • laminated • floor (of a building) • storey • classifier for layers • repeated • sheaf (math.)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

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层次 (層次)

Medium Frequency

上层 (上層)
下层 (下層)
中层 (中層)
内层 (內層)
分层 (分層)
单层 (單層)
基层 (基層)
外层 (外層)
大气层 (大氣層)
夹层 (夾層)
层出不穷 (層出不窮)
层层 (層層)
层楼 (層樓)
层叠 (層疊)
层级 (層級)
层面 (層面)
岩层 (岩層)
底层 (底層)
断层 (斷層)
更上一层楼 (更上一層樓)
楼层 (樓層)
深层 (深層)
皮层 (皮層)
表层 (表層)
阶层 (階層)
双层 (雙層)
云层 (雲層)
顶层 (頂層)
领导层 (領導層)
高层 (高層)
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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.