1. 依
  2. 然

依

Previous (段)Next (批)
  • 568th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 73 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
依→
亻衣
2Radical
依→
亻human衣clothes
3Graphical
依→
㇒丨一丶㇒㇗冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yī (yi1)to depend on • to comply with or listen to sb • according to • in the light of

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 依 yī (yi1)The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 依 yī (yi1)The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

依然 
依旧 (依舊)

Uncommon

依依 
依偎 
依恋 (依戀)
依据 (依據)
依次 
依法 
依稀 
依赖 (依賴)
依靠 
相依 
蔡依林 

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然

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Previous (所)Next (家)
  • 55th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 266 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
然→
肰灬
2Radical
然→
月moon犬dog灬fire
3Graphical
然→
冂二人一丶灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rán (ran2)correct • right • so • thus • like this • -ly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 然 rán (ran2)The component 肰 is pronounced as 'rán' (ran2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

然 also appears in:
燃蹨

Example Words

Common

依然 
居然 
果然 
然后 (然後)
突然 
竟然 
自然 
虽然 (雖然)

Uncommon

不然 
仍然 
偶然 
坦然 
大自然 
天然 
已然 
必然 
忽然 
悄然 
既然 
淡然 
然而 
理所当然 (理所當然)
当然 (當然)
突然间 (突然間)
茫然 
释然 (釋然)
顺其自然 (順其自然)
显然 (顯然)

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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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