• 1829th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chuàn (chuan4)to string together • to mix up • to conspire • to rove • to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) • to move across • bunch or cluster • string (computing) • classifier for rows or strings

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chuàn (chuan4)The component is pronounced as 'chuàn' (chuan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

串门 (串門)
客串 
羊肉串 

Uncommon

一串 
一连串 (一連串)
串烧 (串燒)
串联 (串聯)
串通 
连串 (連串)

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  • 356th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 216 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lián (lian2)to ally • to unite • to join

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

互联 (互聯)
互联网 (互聯網)
对联 (對聯)
春联 (春聯)
联系 (聯係)
联合 (聯合)
联想 (聯想)
联欢 (聯歡)
联盟 (聯盟)
联通 (聯通)

Uncommon

串联 (串聯)
妇联 (婦聯)
曼联 (曼聯)
美联储 (美聯儲)
联保 (聯保)
联合国 (聯合國)
联合会 (聯合會)
联名 (聯名)
联手 (聯手)
联播 (聯播)
联欢会 (聯歡會)
联络 (聯絡)
联网 (聯網)
联翩 (聯翩)
联考 (聯考)
联袂 (聯袂)
联邦 (聯邦)
苏联 (蘇聯)
蝉联 (蟬聯)
银联 (銀聯)
关联 (關聯)
阿联酋 (阿聯酋)

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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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