1. 進
  2. 退
  3. 兩
  4. 難

進

Previous (还)Next (好)
  • 81st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 214 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
進→
辶隹
2Radical
進→
辶walk隹small bird
3Graphical
進→
丶㇆㇝㇒丨一二丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jìn (jin4)to advance • to enter • to come (or go) into • to receive or admit • to eat or drink • to submit or present • (used after a verb) into, in • to score a goal

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

進 also appears in:
暹

Example Words

Common

促进 (促進)
前进 (前進)
走进 (走進)
进来 (進來)
进入 (進入)
进去 (進去)
进步 (進步)
进行 (進行)

Uncommon

上进 (上進)
上进心 (上進心)
先进 (先進)
增进 (增進)
奋进 (奮進)
引进 (引進)
快进 (快進)
打进 (打進)
推进 (推進)
挤进 (擠進)
改进 (改進)
放进 (放進)
民进党 (民進黨)
激进 (激進)
精进 (精進)
与时俱进 (與時俱進)
行进 (行進)
冲进 (衝進)
请进 (請進)
跟进 (跟進)
踏进 (踏進)
进一步 (進一步)
进京 (進京)
进修 (進修)
进出 (進出)
进化 (進化)
进取 (進取)
进口 (進口)
进城 (進城)
进场 (進場)
进展 (進展)
进度 (進度)
进攻 (進攻)
进水 (進水)
进球 (進球)
进发 (進發)
进程 (進程)
进而 (進而)
进行曲 (進行曲)
进军 (進軍)
进退 (進退)
进门 (進門)
进食 (進食)
进驻 (進駐)
钻进 (鑽進)
长进 (長進)
闯进 (闖進)

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退

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Previous (静)Next (既)
  • 722nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 92 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
退→
辶艮
2Radical
退→
辶walk艮stopping
3Graphical
退→
丶㇆㇝丨㇕二乚冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tuì (tui4)to retreat • to decline • to move back • to withdraw

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

退 also appears in:
腿褪煺螁蹆

Example Words

Common

退休 
退出 

Uncommon

倒退 
后退 (後退)
撤退 
击退 (擊退)
早退 
消退 
减退 (減退)
衰退 
退下 
退伍 
退休金 
退化 
退场 (退場)
退学 (退學)
退役 
退房 
退步 
退热 (退熱)
退烧 (退燒)
退烧药 (退燒藥)
退票 
退缩 (退縮)
退货 (退貨)
退路 
退还 (退還)
进退 (進退)
进退两难 (進退兩難)

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兩

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Previous (将)Next (高)
  • 133rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 128 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
兩→
一No glyph available
2Radical
兩→
一one巾turban/scarf𠓜N/A
3Graphical
兩→
一冂丨𠓜

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liǎng (liang3)two • both • some • a few • tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

兩 also appears in:
裲蜽

Example Words

Common

一举两得 (一舉兩得)
三三两两 (三三兩兩)
三天两头 (三天兩頭)
三言两语 (三言兩語)
两口子 (兩口子)
两败俱伤 (兩敗俱傷)
两样 (兩樣)
两肋插刀 (兩肋插刀)
进退两难 (進退兩難)
银两 (銀兩)

Uncommon

人财两空 (人財兩空)
两下 (兩下)
两下子 (兩下子)
两全 (兩全)
两全其美 (兩全其美)
两栖 (兩棲)
两码事 (兩碼事)
两难 (兩難)
公两 (公兩)
势不两立 (勢不兩立)
半斤八两 (半斤八兩)
小两口儿 (小兩口兒)
斤两 (斤兩)
誓不两立 (誓不兩立)

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難

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Previous (像)Next (且)
  • 295th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 212 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
難→
No glyph available隹
2Radical
難→
廿two hands/twenty口mouth丨line人human二two隹small bird
3Graphical
難→
卄一口丨人二㇒丨一二丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nán (nan2)difficult (to...) • problem • difficulty • difficult • not good
2. nàn (nan4)disaster • distress • to scold

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 難 nán (nan2)The component 廿 is pronounced as 'niàn' (nian4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 難 nàn (nan4)The component 廿 is pronounced as 'niàn' (nian4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

困难 (困難)
艰难 (艱難)
难以 (難以)
难受 (難受)
难得 (難得)
难忘 (難忘)
难过 (難過)
难道 (難道)

Uncommon

刁难 (刁難)
劫难 (劫難)
危难 (危難)
患难 (患難)
灾难 (災難)
为难 (為難)
磨难 (磨難)
苦难 (苦難)
遇难 (遇難)
难免 (難免)
难吃 (難吃)
难堪 (難堪)
难度 (難度)
难得一见 (難得一見)
难怪 (難怪)
难为 (難為)
难熬 (難熬)
难看 (難看)
难闻 (難聞)
难听 (難聽)
难处 (難處)
难关 (難關)
难题 (難題)

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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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