• 548th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 162 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fáng (fang2)to protect • to defend • to guard (against)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fáng (fang2)The component is pronounced as 'fāng' (fang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for fáng (fang2)The component is pronounced as '' (fu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

防守 
防晒 (防曬)
防止 
防水 
防治 
预防 (預防)

Uncommon

严防 (嚴防)
国防 (國防)
国防部 (國防部)
提防 
攻防 
消防 
消防员 (消防員)
消防车 (消防車)
消防队 (消防隊)
设防 (設防)
谨防 (謹防)
边防 (邊防)
防不胜防 (防不勝防)
防备 (防備)
防冻 (防凍)
防弹 (防彈)
防晒霜 (防曬霜)
防滑 
防滑链 (防滑鏈)
防火 
防火墙 (防火牆)
防盗 (防盜)
防盗门 (防盜門)
防御 (防禦)
防空 
防范 (防範)
防线 (防線)
防腐 
防腐剂 (防腐劑)
防卫 (防衛)
防护 (防護)
预防针 (預防針)

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  • 631st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 168 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dàn (dan4)crossball • bullet • shot • shell • ball
2. tán (tan2)to pluck (a string) • to play (a string instrument) • to spring or leap • to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) • (of cotton) to fluff or tease • to flick • to flip • to accuse • to impeach • elastic (of materials)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dàn (dan4)The component is pronounced as 'dān' (dan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for tán (tan2)The component is pronounced as 'dān' (dan1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

反弹 (反彈)
子弹 (子彈)
弹出 (彈出)
弹力 (彈力)
弹性 (彈性)
弹琴 (彈琴)
炸弹 (炸彈)

Uncommon

中弹 (中彈)
催泪弹 (催淚彈)
动弹 (動彈)
动弹不得 (動彈不得)
原子弹 (原子彈)
实弹 (實彈)
导弹 (導彈)
弹丸 (彈丸)
弹匣 (彈匣)
弹唱 (彈唱)
弹奏 (彈奏)
弹弓 (彈弓)
弹指 (彈指)
弹牙 (彈牙)
弹珠 (彈珠)
弹尽粮绝 (彈盡糧絕)
弹簧 (彈簧)
弹药 (彈藥)
弹跳 (彈跳)
弹道 (彈道)
弹雨 (彈雨)
弹头 (彈頭)
手榴弹 (手榴彈)
核弹 (核彈)
炮弹 (炮彈)
照明弹 (照明彈)
防弹 (防彈)

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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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