• 906th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǎn (gan3)to catch up • to overtake • to hurry • to rush • to drive away

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'hàn' (han4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

赶快 (趕快)
赶紧 (趕緊)

Uncommon

赶上 (趕上)
赶到 (趕到)
赶走 (趕走)
赶路 (趕路)

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  • 862nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. páo (pao2)(of an animal) to paw (the ground)
2. pǎo (pao3)to run • to run away • to escape • to run around (on errands etc) • (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate • (verb complement) away • off

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for páo (pao2)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for pǎo (pao3)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

奔跑 
跑步 

Uncommon

快跑 
慢跑 
落跑 
赛跑 (賽跑)
起跑线 (起跑線)
赶跑 (趕跑)
跑出 
跑掉 
跑腿 
跑调 (跑調)
跑车 (跑車)
跑道 
跑鞋 
逃跑 
长跑 (長跑)
领跑 (領跑)

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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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