• 471st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 398 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ā (A1)abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4]
2. ā (a1)prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity • used in transliteration • also pr. [a4]
3. ē (e1)flatter

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

阿哥 
阿姨 
阿妈 (阿媽)
阿弥陀佛 (阿彌陀佛)
阿门 (阿門)

Uncommon

东阿 (東阿)
沙特阿拉伯 
迈阿密 (邁阿密)
阿修罗 (阿修羅)
阿们 (阿們)
阿伦 (阿倫)
阿克苏 (阿克蘇)
阿公 
阿凡达 (阿凡達)
阿勒泰 
阿司匹林 
阿坝 (阿壩)
阿奶 
阿妹 
阿姆斯特丹 
阿姆斯特朗 
阿婆 
阿富汗 
阿布扎比 
阿弟 
阿德莱德 (阿德萊德)
阿拉 
阿拉丁 
阿拉伯 
阿拉伯人 
阿拉伯海 
阿拉伯语 (阿拉伯語)
阿拉斯加 
阿斗 
阿斯匹林 
阿明 
阿曼 
阿根廷 
阿森 
阿比 
阿波罗 (阿波羅)
阿爸 
阿爹 
阿尔卑斯 (阿爾卑斯)
阿尔卑斯山 (阿爾卑斯山)
阿尔及利亚 (阿爾及利亞)
阿尔法 (阿爾法)
阿甘正传 (阿甘正傳)
阿盟 
阿联酋 (阿聯酋)
阿胶 (阿膠)
阿莫西林 
阿萨姆 (阿薩姆)
阿萨德 (阿薩德)
阿兰 (阿蘭)
阿谀 (阿諛)
阿诺 (阿諾)
阿迪达斯 (阿迪達斯)
阿里 
阿里山 
阿里巴巴 
阿里郎 
阿难 (阿難)
阿飞 (阿飛)
阿鲁巴 (阿魯巴)

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  • 1406th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 67 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gān (Gan1)surname Gan • abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
2. gān (gan1)sweet • willing

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

心甘情愿 (心甘情願)
甘心 

Uncommon

不甘心 
同甘共苦 
心甘 
洋甘菊 
甘之如饴 (甘之如飴)
甘地 
甘孜 
甘于 (甘於)
甘油 
甘泉 
甘甜 
甘肃 (甘肅)
甘肃省 (甘肅省)
甘苦 
甘草 
甘蔗 
甘蓝 (甘藍)
甘愿 (甘願)
苦尽甘来 (苦盡甘來)
阿甘正传 (阿甘正傳)

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  • 129th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 273 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)first month of the lunar year
2. zhèng (zheng4)just (right) • main • upright • straight • correct • positive • greater than zero • principle

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhèng (zheng4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

反正 
正品 
正在 
正常 
正式 
真正 

Uncommon

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正规 (正規)
正视 (正視)
正道 
正面 
纠正 (糾正)

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  • 332nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 287 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂉𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chuán (chuan2)to pass on • to spread • to transmit • to infect • to transfer • to circulate • to conduct (electricity)
2. zhuàn (zhuan4)biography • historical narrative • commentaries • relay station

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chuán (chuan2)The component is pronounced as 'zhuān' (zhuan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhuàn (zhuan4)The component is pronounced as 'zhuān' (zhuan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

上传 (上傳)
传奇 (傳奇)
传统 (傳統)
传说 (傳說)

Uncommon

传人 (傳人)
传来 (傳來)
传出 (傳出)
传动 (傳動)
传单 (傳單)
传媒 (傳媒)
传情 (傳情)
传感器 (傳感器)
传承 (傳承)
传授 (傳授)
传播 (傳播)
传染 (傳染)
传染病 (傳染病)
传球 (傳球)
传真 (傳真)
传给 (傳給)
传闻 (傳聞)
传声筒 (傳聲筒)
传言 (傳言)
传记 (傳記)
传输 (傳輸)
传送 (傳送)
传达 (傳達)
传递 (傳遞)
传销 (傳銷)
外传 (外傳)
宣传 (宣傳)
据传 (據傳)
正传 (正傳)
水浒传 (水滸傳)
流传 (流傳)
相传 (相傳)
自传 (自傳)
遗传 (遺傳)
阿甘正传 (阿甘正傳)

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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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