• 1177th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 38 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zàn (zan4)variant of 贊|赞 • to praise
2. zàn (zan4)to patronize • to support • to praise

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

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Example Words

Common

称赞 (稱讚)
赞扬 (讚揚)
赞美 (讚美)
赞赏 (讚賞)
赞助 (贊助)
赞成 (贊成)

Uncommon

夸赞 (誇贊)
赞不绝口 (讚不絕口)
赞同 (讚同)
赞许 (讚許)
赞助商 (贊助商)
赞叹 (贊嘆)
赞誉 (贊譽)

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  • 607th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 89 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhù (zhu4)to help • to assist

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

帮助 (幫助)
援助 

Uncommon

互助 
借助 
助力 
助威 
助手 
助理 
协助 (協助)
捐助 
救助 
有助 
有助于 (有助於)
乐于助人 (樂於助人)
求助 
无助 (無助)
相助 
自助 
自助餐 
贤内助 (賢內助)
赞助 (贊助)
辅助 (輔助)

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  • 402nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 199 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shāng (Shang1)the Shang dynasty, 16th to 11th century BC
2. shāng (shang1)commerce • to consult • quotient • 2nd note in pentatonic scale

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

商务 (商務)
商品 
商城 
商场 (商場)
商业 (商業)
情商 
智商 

Uncommon

代理商 
供应商 (供應商)
券商 
协商 (協商)
台商 
商丘 
商人 
商务部 (商務部)
商报 (商報)
商女 
商学院 (商學院)
商家 
商店 
商户 (商戶)
商会 (商會)
商业化 (商業化)
商标 (商標)
商机 (商機)
商界 
商铺 (商舖)
商贸 (商貿)
商量 
奸商 
工商 
厂商 (廠商)
批发商 (批發商)
招商 
经商 (經商)
经销商 (經銷商)
制造商 (製造商)
运营商 (運營商)
开发商 (開發商)

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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.