• 1996th most frequent character
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  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qián (Qian2)surname Qian
2. qián (qian2)one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven • male principle • ☰
3. gān (Gan1)surname Gan
4. gān (gan1)dry • clean • in vain • dried food • foster • adoptive • to ignore

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qián (qian2)The component is pronounced as '' (qi3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

乾坤 

Uncommon

乾陵 
乾隆 

RareShow 10

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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