1. 镇
  2. 妖

镇

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  • 1000th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 192 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
镇→
钅真
2Radical
镇→
钅metal/gold十ten目eye一one八eight/divide
3Graphical
镇→
丿一乚二一丨口二一八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhèn (zhen4)composed • small town • to suppress • to press down • to guard • garrison • to cool or chill (food or drinks)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 镇 zhèn (zhen4)The component 真 is pronounced as 'zhēn' (zhen1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

冰镇 (冰鎮)
城镇 (城鎮)
景德镇 (景德鎮)
乡镇 (鄉鎮)
镇压 (鎮壓)
镇定 (鎮定)
镇江 (鎮江)
镇痛 (鎮痛)
镇长 (鎮長)
镇静 (鎮靜)
镇静剂 (鎮靜劑)

Uncommon

北镇 (北鎮)
吴镇宇 (吳鎮宇)
固镇 (固鎮)
城镇化 (城鎮化)
市镇 (市鎮)
景德镇市 (景德鎮市)
朱祁镇 (朱祁鎮)
村镇 (村鎮)
清镇 (清鎮)
清镇市 (清鎮市)
藩镇 (藩鎮)
虎门镇 (虎門鎮)
丰镇 (豐鎮)
重镇 (重鎮)
镇住 (鎮住)
镇区 (鎮區)
镇原 (鎮原)
镇妖 (鎮妖)
镇守 (鎮守)
镇安 (鎮安)
镇定剂 (鎮定劑)
镇巴 (鎮巴)
镇平 (鎮平)
镇江市 (鎮江市)
镇海 (鎮海)
镇痛药 (鎮痛藥)
镇纸 (鎮紙)
镇远 (鎮遠)
镇远县 (鎮遠縣)
集镇 (集鎮)

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妖

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  • 1866th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
妖→
女夭
2Radical
妖→
女woman㇒N/A大big
3Graphical
妖→
㇛一丿㇒人一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yāo (yao1)goblin • witch • devil • bewitching • enchanting • monster • phantom • demon

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 妖 yāo (yao1)The component 夭 is pronounced as 'yāo' (yao1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

妖怪 
妖精 

Uncommon

人妖 
妖娆 (妖嬈)
妖孽 
妖艳 (妖艷)
妖魔 
小妖 

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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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