1. 乾
  2. 洗

乾

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  • 1996th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
乾→
龺乞
2Radical
乾→
十ten日sun/day十ten丿bend一one㇠N/A
3Graphical
乾→
一丨口一一丨丿一㇠

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 乾 qián (qian2)The component 乞 is pronounced as 'qǐ' (qi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

乾坤 

Uncommon

乾陵 
乾隆 

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洗

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  • 1245th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 104 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
洗→
氵先
2Radical
洗→
氵water⺧cow儿legs
3Graphical
洗→
⺀㇀⺧丿乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xǐ (xi3)to wash • to bathe • to develop (photo)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 洗 xǐ (xi3)The component 先 is pronounced as 'xiān' (xian1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

洗净 (洗淨)
洗澡 
洗头 (洗頭)

Uncommon

干洗 (乾洗)
擦洗 
冲洗 (沖洗)
洗冤 
洗刷 
洗手 
洗浴 
洗涤 (洗滌)
洗漱 
洗牌 
洗碗 
洗礼 (洗禮)
洗脑 (洗腦)
洗脸 (洗臉)
洗衣 
洗衣机 (洗衣機)
洗衣粉 
洗面 
洗面奶 
洗发水 (洗髮水)
淘洗 
清洗 

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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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