1. 陽
  2. 光
  3. 明
  4. 媚

陽

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  • 649th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 368 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
陽→
阝昜
2Radical
陽→
阝town日sun/day一one勹wrapNo glyph available
3Graphical
陽→
丨㇌口一一㇆㇒㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yáng (yang2)positive (electric.) • sun • male principle (Taoism) • Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] ☯

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 陽 yáng (yang2)The component 昜 is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 陽 yáng (yang2)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

太阳 (太陽)
沈阳 (瀋陽)
阳光 (陽光)
阳台 (陽臺)

Uncommon

信阳 (信陽)
南阳 (南陽)
向阳 (向陽)
咸阳 (咸陽)
夕阳 (夕陽)
太阳光 (太陽光)
太阳穴 (太陽穴)
太阳系 (太陽系)
太阳能 (太陽能)
太阳镜 (太陽鏡)
安阳 (安陽)
富阳 (富陽)
岳阳 (岳陽)
平阳 (平陽)
德阳 (德陽)
揭阳 (揭陽)
斜阳 (斜陽)
曲阳 (曲陽)
朝阳 (朝陽)
朝阳区 (朝陽區)
东阳 (東陽)
欧阳 (歐陽)
沈阳市 (沈陽市)
洛阳 (洛陽)
溧阳 (溧陽)
汉阳 (漢陽)
潮阳 (潮陽)
濮阳 (濮陽)
浏阳 (瀏陽)
当阳 (當陽)
益阳 (益陽)
紫阳 (紫陽)
绵阳 (綿陽)
耒阳 (耒陽)
衡阳 (衡陽)
襄阳 (襄陽)
贵阳 (貴陽)
贵阳市 (貴陽市)
资阳 (資陽)
辽阳 (遼陽)
邵阳 (邵陽)
鄱阳湖 (鄱陽湖)
金阳 (金陽)
阜阳 (阜陽)
阴差阳错 (陰差陽錯)
阴阳 (陰陽)
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)
阳刚 (陽剛)
阳山 (陽山)
阳性 (陽性)
阳春 (陽春)
阳历 (陽曆)
阳朔 (陽朔)
阳江 (陽江)
阳泉 (陽泉)
阳痿 (陽痿)
骄阳 (驕陽)

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光

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  • 290th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 362 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
光→
⺌兀
2Radical
光→
⺌small一one儿legs
3Graphical
光→
丨丷一丿乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guāng (guang1)light • ray • CL:道[dao4] • bright • only • merely • to use up

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

光 also appears in:
辉晃耀恍胱觥咣銧桄黋輝硄

Example Words

Common

光明 
光荣 (光榮)
光临 (光臨)
光芒 
星光 
时光 (時光)
曝光 
灯光 (燈光)
目光 
眼光 
阳光 (陽光)

Uncommon

一扫而光 (一掃而光)
不光 
亮光 
光亮 
光伏 
光光 
光圈 
光大 
光学 (光學)
光年 
光彩 
光影 
光明正大 
光是 
光景 
光棍 
光棍儿 (光棍兒)
光棍节 (光棍節)
光波 
光滑 
光洁 (光潔)
光泽 (光澤)
光照 
光环 (光環)
光盘 (光盤)
光线 (光線)
光纤 (光纖)
光辉 (光輝)
光速 
光阴 (光陰)
光头 (光頭)
光顾 (光顧)
光鲜 (光鮮)
凶光 
反光 
夜光 
微光 
日光 
日光浴 
春光 
曙光 
月光 
月光族 
极光 (極光)
油光 
泪光 (淚光)
激光 
火光 
荧光 (熒光)
烛光 (燭光)
用光 
发光 (發光)
穷光蛋 (窮光蛋)
耳光 
脱光 (脫光)
花光 
蓝光 (藍光)
观光 (觀光)
走光 
逆光 
闪光 (閃光)
闪光灯 (閃光燈)
开光 (開光)
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)
灵光 (靈光)
风光 (風光)

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明

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  • 121st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 352 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
明→
日月
2Radical
明→
日sun/day月moon
3Graphical
明→
口一冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. míng (Ming2)Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) • surname Ming • Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
2. míng (ming2)bright • opposite: dark 暗[an4] • (of meaning) clear • to understand • next • public or open • wise • generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

明 also appears in:
盟萌

Example Words

Common

明天 
明星 
明白 

Uncommon

三明治 
不明 
光明 
分明 
天明 
姚明 
文明 
昆明 
明亮 
明信片 
明儿 (明兒)
明天见 (明天見)
明媚 
明年 
明日 
明明 
明智 
明月 
明朗 
明珠 
明知 
明确 (明確)
明显 (明顯)
发明 (發明)
精明 
聪明 (聰明)
声明 (聲明)
表明 
说明 (說明)
证明 (證明)
透明 
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)
鲜明 (鮮明)
黎明 

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媚

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  • 2286th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
媚→
女眉
2Radical
媚→
女woman丨lineNo glyph available丨line目eye
3Graphical
媚→
㇛一丿丨匚丨口二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mèi (mei4)flatter • charm

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 媚 mèi (mei4)The component 眉 is pronounced as 'méi' (mei2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 媚 mèi (mei4)The component 目 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

明媚 
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)

Uncommon

媚眼 
妩媚 (嫵媚)
娇媚 (嬌媚)
谄媚 (諂媚)

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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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