• 2082nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liáo (liao2)abbr. for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁 province in northeast China • Liao or Khitan dynasty (907-1125)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for liáo (liao2)The component is pronounced as 'le' (le5). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for liáo (liao2)The component is pronounced as 'liǎo' (liao3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

辽宁 (遼寧)

Uncommon

西辽 (西遼)
通辽 (通遼)
辽宁省 (遼寧省)
辽远 (遼遠)
辽阔 (遼闊)
辽阳 (遼陽)

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  • 1017th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 214 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. níng (Ning2)abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] • abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1] • surname Ning
2. níng (ning2)peaceful • rather
3. nìng (ning4)rather • to prefer
4. níng (ning2)peaceful

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for níng (ning2)The component is pronounced as 'dīng' (ding1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for nìng (ning4)The component is pronounced as 'dīng' (ding1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

列宁 (列寧)
南宁 (南寧)
安宁 (安寧)
宁可 (寧可)
宁波 (寧波)
宁静 (寧靜)
宁愿 (寧願)
辽宁 (遼寧)

Uncommon

南宁市 (南寧市)
咸宁 (咸寧)
大宁 (大寧)
宁夏 (寧夏)
宁德 (寧德)
宁死不屈 (寧死不屈)
宁波市 (寧波市)
宁海 (寧海)
宁缺毋滥 (寧缺毋濫)
宁肯 (寧肯)
宁乡 (寧鄉)
宁静致远 (寧靜致遠)
广宁 (廣寧)
心神不宁 (心神不寧)
息事宁人 (息事寧人)
普宁 (普寧)
普宁市 (普寧市)
李宁 (李寧)
武宁 (武寧)
江宁 (江寧)
江宁区 (江寧區)
海宁 (海寧)
沪宁 (滬寧)
济宁 (濟寧)
兴宁 (興寧)
万宁 (萬寧)
西宁 (西寧)
贝宁 (貝寧)
遂宁 (遂寧)
辽宁省 (遼寧省)
长宁 (長寧)
长宁区 (長寧區)

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  • 665th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 103 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shěng (sheng3)to save • to economize • to do without • to omit • to leave out • province • CL:個|个[ge4]
2. xǐng (xing3)introspection • to examine oneself critically • awareness • to visit (an elderly relative)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shěng (sheng3)The component is pronounced as 'shǎo' (shao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for shěng (sheng3)The component is pronounced as 'shào' (shao4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for xǐng (xing3)The component is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

反省 
节省 (節省)

Uncommon

吉林省 
四川省 
安徽省 
山东省 (山東省)
山西省 
广东省 (廣東省)
江苏省 (江蘇省)
江西省 
河北省 
河南省 
浙江省 
湖北省 
湖南省 
甘肃省 (甘肅省)
省事 
省份 
省力 
省去 
省吃俭用 (省吃儉用)
省城 
省委 
省得 
省心 
省会 (省會)
省略 
省略号 (省略號)
省级 (省級)
省长 (省長)
省电 (省電)
福建省 
自省 
贵州省 (貴州省)
辽宁省 (遼寧省)
陕西省 (陝西省)
云南省 (雲南省)
黑龙江省 (黑龍江省)

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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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