• 736th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 29 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhàn (zhan4)variant of 占[zhan4]
2. zhān (zhan1)to observe • to divine
3. zhàn (zhan4)to take possession of • to occupy • to take up

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhàn (zhan4)The component is pronounced as 'zhàn' (zhan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhàn (zhan4)The component is pronounced as 'zhàn' (zhan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhàn (zhan4)The component is pronounced as 'zhān' (zhan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhān (zhan1)The component is pronounced as 'zhàn' (zhan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for zhān (zhan1)The component is pronounced as 'zhān' (zhan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

占据 (佔據)
占有 (佔有)
占领 (佔領)
霸占 (霸佔)

Uncommon

占便宜 (佔便宜)
占用 (佔用)
占线 (佔線)
侵占 (侵佔)
抢占 (搶佔)
攻占 (攻佔)
独占 (獨佔)

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便

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  • 271st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 94 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
便
3Graphical
便

Pinyin & Meaning

1. biàn (bian4)ordinary • plain • convenient • as convenient • when the chance arises • handy • easy • informal • simple • so • thus • to relieve oneself • to urinate • to defecate • equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then • in that case • even if • soon afterwards
2. pián (pian2)advantageous • cheap

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

便 also appears in:

Example Words

Common

便宜 
方便 
随便 (隨便)
顺便 (順便)

Uncommon

不便 
以便 
便便 
便利 
便捷 
便于 (便於)
便当 (便當)
便秘 
即便 
大便 
小便 
方便面 (方便麵)

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  • 1288th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Yi2)surname Yi
2. (yi2)proper • should • suitable • appropriate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi2)The component is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yi2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

便宜 
宜家 

Uncommon

事宜 
信宜 
宜人 
宜昌 
宜兴 (宜興)
宜宾 (宜賓)
相宜 
适宜 (適宜)

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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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