• 699th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 106 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lěng (Leng3)surname Leng
2. lěng (leng3)cold

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lěng (leng3)The component is pronounced as 'líng' (ling2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for lěng (leng3)The component is pronounced as 'lǐng' (ling3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for lěng (leng3)The component is pronounced as 'lìng' (ling4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

冷漠 
冷静 (冷靜)
寒冷 

Uncommon

冰冷 
冷冷 
冷冷清清 
冷冻 (冷凍)
冷却 (冷卻)
冷天 
冷战 (冷戰)
冷暖 
冷暖自知 
冷水 
冷淡 
冷清 
冷眼 
冷笑 
冷艳 (冷艷)
冷落 
冷藏 
冷血 
冷酷 
冷酷无情 (冷酷無情)
冷面 
天冷 
心灰意冷 
发冷 (發冷)
阴冷 (陰冷)

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  • 1743rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nuǎn (nuan3)warm • to heat • genial

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for nuǎn (nuan3)The component is pronounced as 'yuán' (yuan2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

保暖 
暖暖 
温暖 (溫暖)

Uncommon

冷暖 
取暖 
暖和 
暖气 (暖氣)

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  • 43rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 666 words
  • Component in 34 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (zi4)from • self • oneself • since

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (zi4)The component is pronounced as '' (zi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

来自 (來自)
自己 

Uncommon

出自 
各自 
大自然 
独自 (獨自)
发自 (發自)
自主 
自作 
自信 
自个儿 (自個兒)
自制 
自助 
自助餐 
自动 (自動)
自卑 
自古 
自在 
自家 
自尊 
自从 (自從)
自恋 (自戀)
自我 
自拔 
自欺欺人 
自杀 (自殺)
自然 
自然而然 
自由 
自私 
自称 (自稱)
自习 (自習)
自行 
自行车 (自行車)
自觉 (自覺)
自言自语 (自言自語)
自豪 
自责 (自責)
自身 
亲自 (親自)
顺其自然 (順其自然)

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  • 123rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 204 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)to know • to be aware

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'shǐ' (shi3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

知道 

Uncommon

不为人知 (不為人知)
不知不觉 (不知不覺)
不知所措 
告知 
得知 
明知 
未知 
无知 (無知)
知名 
知己 
知心 
知情 
知识 (知識)
知足 
通知 

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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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