1. 一
  2. 言
  3. 九
  4. 鼎

一

Previous (的)Next (是)
  • 2nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.58% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 886 words
  • Component in 68 characters

Decomposition

1Once
一→
一
2Radical
一→
一one
3Graphical
一→
一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yī (yi1)one • 1 • single • a (article) • as soon as • entire • whole • all • throughout • "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 一 yī (yi1)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

一 also appears in:
一上大子下天本开日无与长十工三正业两二或更再马五且王万干士未百亚土七卫互丽鱼画灭丝末丁乌鸟旦曰丛戈丘丙兀歹丞廿亟丕皿亘戌卅闩韭弋豕匚靣襾

Example Words

Common

一下 
一些 
一切 
一定 
一样 (一樣)
一直 
一起 
一点 (一點)
在一起 
第一 

Uncommon

一一 
一下子 
一共 
一再 
一半 
一口气 (一口氣)
一同 
一向 
一味 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)
一大早 
一如既往 
一帆风顺 (一帆風順)
一度 
一心 
一手 
一旁 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一次性 
一流 
一无所有 (一無所有)
一片 
一生 
一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
一致 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一言九鼎 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一阵子 (一陣子)
一体 (一體)
一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
一点儿 (一點兒)
一点点 (一點點)
一齐 (一齊)
之一 
初一 
十一 
唯一 
专一 (專一)
星期一 
清一色 
独一无二 (獨一無二)
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
统一 (統一)
万一 (萬一)
周一 (週一)
进一步 (進一步)

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言

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Previous (造)Next (联)
  • 355th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 288 words
  • Component in 386 characters

Decomposition

1Once
言→
亠No glyph available
2Radical
言→
言speech
3Graphical
言→
一丶二口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (yan2)words • speech • to say • to talk
2. yán (yan2)"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) • see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 言 yán (yan2)The component 言 is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

言 also appears in:
信言警誉誓譬詹瞻檐赡蟾這澹燮詈唁變謇誊說論證鞫診調訇認儋谵請謝訾狺話誤計語謂膽議護讀訓識讓設試躞記許討詳該辯諡諸讉談譞誌謴霅謹訉詞詾評訢蔎詢課訊諹誖訄訙誘謿託瞓訚譢訒講讝訂謺訴讕讚謦詣詩諥讞詼諝譟詥詝謱誥詧讏簷訪藷蠻訌訛詿諄譜詤譓訕訝詠誳諆鍧訃訋詫詬詮詻誠謬譃譄譯譽謏韂詯誴諓謧謪譁訟詟詵譔訆訏訽詨譻訅詭讈誕誡訑訣詰詸誰諏諛諮諱謥謨譫鑾詒誇謟讙訐訔詖詗詪諈諑讌聸誾譅譌譸讜羉薝詅詇詐誻諧謚靄詛誽諂謡罰訜訡訮証詷詺諉諒諘諦諺謀謠謩謸謽讍讛訹諠蠩註詄譗説詀訞謄说话论认计许设记该让识议证调请谈语讲诉试谁读评讨误谢诗谓词诺谋诸训访诚订译课罚讯辩诊详储狱询诱讼谨诞谅谊谭讶谎谱讽谦谬谍诈谐谜谴诵谕诡谣诏诧诫诀讳讥谏诬诅谟谤诛谛谒诘蔼诣诲诽谚谑讪诠诃讹浒诩讷谩谀谙诰诙谆谥谧谌谄谡诿霭谔诒谝谗诤诋诳谘讫诜谖诮诨讣谶讴诌谲诟诓诖诹诂谪谠谯讦讧诔讵诎诶雠谰谇诼谂槠谳谮谞谫诪谉诐讬讱诇

Example Words

Common

留言 
箴言 
言语 (言語)
语言 (語言)
谎言 (謊言)

Uncommon

一言一行 
一言不发 (一言不發)
一言九鼎 
一言难尽 (一言難盡)
三言两语 (三言兩語)
不言而喻 
代言 
代言人 
传言 (傳言)
前言 
千言万语 (千言萬語)
只言片语 (只言片語)
名言 
失言 
妙不可言 
宣言 
寓言 
寡言 
怨言 
恶言 (惡言)
慎言 
扬言 (揚言)
文言文 
方言 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
格言 
流言 
流言蜚语 (流言蜚語)
溢于言表 (溢於言表)
无言 (無言)
无言以对 (無言以對)
甜言 
甜言蜜语 (甜言蜜語)
发言 (發言)
发言人 (發言人)
直言 
真言 
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
总而言之 (總而言之)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
自言自语 (自言自語)
至理名言 
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
言传 (言傳)
言行 
言论 (言論)
言辞 (言辭)
誓言 
诺言 (諾言)
谣言 (謠言)
遗言 (遺言)
预言 (預言)
食言 

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九

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Previous (须)Next (增)
  • 445th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 85 words
  • Component in 20 characters

Decomposition

1Once
九→
丿㇈
2Radical
九→
丿bend㇈N/A
3Graphical
九→
丿㇈

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǔ (jiu3)nine • 9

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

九 also appears in:
究杂仇轨丸旭鸠馗旯旮宄艽尻犰訄軌訅肍骩鳩

Example Words

Common

一言九鼎 
十九 
马英九 (馬英九)

Uncommon

九九归一 (九九歸一)
九十 
九寨沟 (九寨溝)
九州 
九成 
九月 
九月份 
九江 
九华山 (九華山)
九霄云外 (九霄雲外)
九龙 (九龍)
龙生九子 (龍生九子)

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鼎

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Previous (砖)Next (篮)
  • 2351st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 39 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
鼎→
𤕰目
2Radical
鼎→
鼎sacrificial tripod
3Graphical
鼎→
𤕰口二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǐng (ding3)ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs • pot (topolect) • to enter upon a period of (classical) • Kangxi radical 244 • one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 鼎 dǐng (ding3)The component 鼎 is pronounced as 'dǐng' (ding3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

鼎 also appears in:
鼎鼐鼏鐤鼑

Example Words

Common

问鼎 (問鼎)

Uncommon

一言九鼎 
大名鼎鼎 
福鼎 
鼎力 
鼎盛 

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.