• 2010th most frequent character
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  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sēng (seng1)monk • Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for sēng (seng1)The component is pronounced as 'céng' (ceng2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for sēng (seng1)The component is pronounced as 'zēng' (zeng1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

唐僧 

Medium Frequency

僧人 
沙僧 
贫僧 (貧僧)
高僧 
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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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