• 2202nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. huǎng (huang3)lies • to lie

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for huǎng (huang3)The component is pronounced as 'huāng' (huang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

说谎 (說謊)
谎言 (謊言)

Uncommon

撒谎 (撒謊)
谎话 (謊話)

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  • 449th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 103 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chèn (chen4)to fit • balanced • suitable
2. chēng (cheng1)to weigh • to state • to name • name • appellation • to praise
3. chèng (cheng4)variant of 秤[cheng4] • steelyard

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

俗称 (俗稱)
名称 (名稱)
堪称 (堪稱)
昵称 (暱稱)
称呼 (稱呼)
称为 (稱為)
称号 (稱號)
称赞 (稱讚)
称霸 (稱霸)
简称 (簡稱)
自称 (自稱)
号称 (號稱)

Uncommon

并称 (並稱)
全称 (全稱)
匀称 (勻稱)
宣称 (宣稱)
尊称 (尊稱)
对称 (對稱)
对称轴 (對稱軸)
据称 (據稱)
相称 (相稱)
称作 (稱作)
称心 (稱心)
称心如意 (稱心如意)
称职 (稱職)
称谓 (稱謂)
称道 (稱道)
称重 (稱重)
统称 (統稱)
美称 (美稱)
声称 (聲稱)
职称 (職稱)
著称 (著稱)
谎称 (謊稱)

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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.