1. 陳
  2. 說

陳

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  • 525th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
陳→
阝東
2Radical
陳→
阝town木tree日sun/day
3Graphical
陳→
丨㇌一丨八口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chén (Chen2)surname Chen • vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC • Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)
2. chén (chen2)to lay out • to exhibit • to display • to narrate • to state • to explain • to tell • old • stale

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

陳 also appears in:
蔯

Example Words

Common

新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
陈冠希 (陳冠希)
陈奕迅 (陳奕迅)

Uncommon

推陈出新 (推陳出新)
铺陈 (鋪陳)
陈凯歌 (陳凱歌)
陈列 (陳列)
陈年 (陳年)
陈水扁 (陳水扁)
陈皮 (陳皮)
陈旧 (陳舊)
陈词 (陳詞)
陈说 (陳說)
陈述 (陳述)
陈醋 (陳醋)

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說

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Previous (以)Next (时)
  • 24th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 210 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
說→
言兌
2Radical
說→
言speech八eight/divide口mouth儿legs
3Graphical
說→
一丶二口八口丿乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shuì (shui4)to canvass • to persuade • see 遊說|游说[you2 shui4], to canvass and 說客|说客[shui4 ke4], persuasive speaker
2. shuō (shuo1)to speak • to say • to explain • to scold • to tell off • a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 說 shuì (shui4)The component 兌 is pronounced as 'duì' (dui4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

来说 (來說)
传说 (傳說)
小说 (小說)
据说 (據說)
说出 (說出)
说好 (說好)
说明 (說明)
说话 (說話)

Uncommon

再说 (再說)
演说 (演說)
无话可说 (無話可說)
总的来说 (總的來說)
听说 (聽說)
胡说 (胡說)
解说 (解說)
诉说 (訴說)
话说 (話說)
说不定 (說不定)
说唱 (說唱)
说教 (說教)
说明书 (說明書)
说服 (說服)
说法 (說法)
说亲 (說親)
说说 (說說)
说谎 (說謊)
说起 (說起)
说道 (說道)
谈天说地 (談天說地)
述说 (述說)

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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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