• 1576th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàn (jian4)to fulfill (a promise) • to tread • to walk

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

实践 (實踐)

Uncommon

践踏 (踐踏)

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  • 2584th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 21 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàn (jian4)inexpensive • lowly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

贱人 (賤人)

Uncommon

卑贱 (卑賤)
贫贱 (貧賤)
贵贱 (貴賤)
贱内 (賤內)
贱货 (賤貨)
贱卖 (賤賣)

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  • 2943rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàn (jian4)to splash

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

四溅 (四濺)
飞溅 (飛濺)

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  • 4637th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàn (jian4)farewell dinner • preserves

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

蜜饯 (蜜餞)

Uncommon

饯行 (餞行)

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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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