• 134th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 515 words
  • Component in 21 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gāo (Gao1)surname Gao
2. gāo (gao1)high • tall • above average • loud • your (honorific)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gāo (gao1)The component is pronounced as 'gāo' (gao1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

提高 
身高 
高中 
高度 
高手 
高清 
高级 (高級)
高考 
高兴 (高興)
高跟鞋 
高速 

Uncommon

增高 
崇高 
抬高 
升高 (昇高)
清高 
至高 
兴高采烈 (興高采烈)
趾高气扬 (趾高氣揚)
高下 
高中生 
高人 
高位 
高低 
高傲 
高僧 
高价 (高價)
高分 
高升 
高原 
高呼 
高地 
高压 (高壓)
高压锅 (高壓鍋)
高大 
高官 
高尚 
高层 (高層)
高山 
高峰 
高峰期 
高州 
高招 
高效 
高于 (高於)
高昂 
高明 
高材生 
高架 
高校 
高楼 (高樓)
高档 (高檔)
高歌 
高深 
高汤 (高湯)
高温 (高溫)
高涨 (高漲)
高潮 
高潮迭起 
高烧 (高燒)
高尔基 (高爾基)
高尔夫 (高爾夫)
高科技 
高空 
高端 
高等 
高管 
高粱 
高耸 (高聳)
高薪 
高处 (高處)
高血压 (高血壓)
高调 (高調)
高贵 (高貴)
高超 
高速路 
高达 (高達)
高铁 (高鐵)
高雄 
高雅 
高音 
高飞 (高飛)
高高兴兴 (高高興興)
高龄 (高齡)

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  • 755th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 134 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ya1)to press • to push down • to keep under (control) • pressure
2. (ya4)in the first place • to crush

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ya1)The component is pronounced as 'yàn' (yan4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ya1)The component is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (ya4)The component is pronounced as 'yàn' (yan4). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for (ya4)The component is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

压力 (壓力)
压抑 (壓抑)

Uncommon

增压 (增壓)
压倒 (壓倒)
压制 (壓制)
压扁 (壓扁)
压挤 (壓擠)
压根 (壓根)
压根儿 (壓根兒)
压榨 (壓榨)
压岁钱 (壓歲錢)
压碎 (壓碎)
压缩 (壓縮)
压迫 (壓迫)
抗压 (抗壓)
指压 (指壓)
按压 (按壓)
挤压 (擠壓)
施压 (施壓)
欺压 (欺壓)
气压 (氣壓)
减压 (減壓)
积压 (積壓)
血压 (血壓)
解压 (解壓)
变压器 (變壓器)
重压 (重壓)
镇压 (鎮壓)
电压 (電壓)
高压 (高壓)
高压锅 (高壓鍋)
高血压 (高血壓)

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  • 430th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 343 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàn (xian4)thread • string • wire • line • CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

上线 (上線)
光线 (光線)
在线 (在線)
底线 (底線)
曲线 (曲線)
毛线 (毛線)
火线 (火線)
无线 (無線)
热线 (熱線)
直线 (直線)
眼线 (眼線)
米线 (米線)
紫外线 (紫外線)
线人 (線人)
线条 (線條)
线索 (線索)
线路 (線路)
视线 (視線)
路线 (路線)

Uncommon

下线 (下線)
中线 (中線)
主线 (主線)
事业线 (事業線)
五线谱 (五線譜)
占线 (佔線)
全线 (全線)
出线 (出線)
分界线 (分界線)
前线 (前線)
单行线 (單行線)
地平线 (地平線)
天线 (天線)
射线 (射線)
专线 (專線)
对角线 (對角線)
导火线 (導火線)
平行线 (平行線)
干线 (幹線)
延长线 (延長線)
引线 (引線)
弧线 (弧線)
战线 (戰線)
拆线 (拆線)
抛物线 (拋物線)
掉线 (掉線)
接线 (接線)
接线员 (接線員)
斑马线 (斑馬線)
斜线 (斜線)
断线 (斷線)
有线 (有線)
棉线 (棉線)
沿线 (沿線)
流线型 (流線型)
海岸线 (海岸線)
无线电 (無線電)
牙线 (牙線)
牵线 (牽線)
环线 (環線)
生命线 (生命線)
生产线 (生產線)
界线 (界線)
眼线液 (眼線液)
短线 (短線)
穿针引线 (穿針引線)
红外线 (紅外線)
红线 (紅線)
绒线 (絨線)
丝线 (絲線)
线上 (線上)
线下 (線下)
线图 (線圖)
线性 (線性)
线缆 (線纜)
缝线 (縫線)
航线 (航線)
起跑线 (起跑線)
路线图 (路線圖)
连线 (連線)
针线 (針線)
针线活 (針線活)
长线 (長線)
防线 (防線)
阵线 (陣線)
集线器 (集線器)
离线 (離線)
电源线 (電源線)
电线 (電線)
电线杆 (電線杆)
电话线 (電話線)
高压线 (高壓線)

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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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