• 855th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 66 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎn (jian3)to lower • to decrease • to reduce • to subtract • to diminish

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiǎn (jian3)The component is pronounced as 'xián' (xian2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

减少 (減少)
减肥 (減肥)

Uncommon

删减 (刪減)
削减 (削減)
减去 (減去)
减压 (減壓)
减弱 (減弱)
减掉 (減掉)
减缓 (減緩)
减轻 (減輕)
减退 (減退)
减速 (減速)

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  • 1109th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. huǎn (huan3)slow • unhurried • sluggish • gradual • not tense • relaxed • to postpone • to defer • to stall • to stave off • to revive • to recuperate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for huǎn (huan3)The component is pronounced as 'yuán' (yuan2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

缓慢 (緩慢)
缓缓 (緩緩)
缓解 (緩解)
舒缓 (舒緩)

Uncommon

刻不容缓 (刻不容緩)
平缓 (平緩)
延缓 (延緩)
放缓 (放緩)
死缓 (死緩)
减缓 (減緩)
缓刑 (緩刑)
缓和 (緩和)
缓冲 (緩衝)
迟缓 (遲緩)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.