• 2130th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 21 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhē (zhe1)to cover up (a shortcoming) • to screen off • to hide • to conceal

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

遮住 
遮掩 

Uncommon

口无遮拦 (口無遮攔)
遮挡 (遮擋)
遮瑕膏 
遮盖 (遮蓋)
遮蔽 

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  • 1930th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǎng (dang3)to resist • to obstruct • to hinder • to keep off • to block (a blow) • to get in the way of • cover • gear
2. dàng (dang4)to arrange • to put in order

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dǎng (dang3)The component is pronounced as 'dāng' (dang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for dǎng (dang3)The component is pronounced as 'dàng' (dang4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for dàng (dang4)The component is pronounced as 'dāng' (dang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for dàng (dang4)The component is pronounced as 'dàng' (dang4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

抵挡 (抵擋)
挡住 (擋住)
阻挡 (阻擋)

Uncommon

排挡 (排擋)
换挡 (換擋)
挡雨 (擋雨)
空挡 (空擋)
遮挡 (遮擋)

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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.