• 1996th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 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.
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Example Words

Common

乾坤 

Uncommon

乾陵 
乾隆 

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  • 1301st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liáng (liang2)grain • food • provisions • agricultural tax paid in grain

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for liáng (liang2)The component is pronounced as 'liáng' (liang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for liáng (liang2)The component is pronounced as 'liàng' (liang4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for liáng (liang2)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

五粮液 (五糧液)
粗粮 (粗糧)
粮草 (糧草)
粮食 (糧食)
杂粮 (雜糧)
余粮 (餘糧)

Uncommon

干粮 (乾糧)
口粮 (口糧)
弹尽粮绝 (彈盡糧絕)
断粮 (斷糧)
狗粮 (狗糧)
精粮 (精糧)
粮仓 (糧倉)
粮库 (糧庫)
粮票 (糧票)
食粮 (食糧)

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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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