• 1011th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fán (fan2)ordinary • commonplace • mundane • temporal • of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) • every • all • whatever • altogether • gist • outline • note of Chinese musical scale

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

平凡 

Uncommon

下凡 
不凡 
凡事 
凡人 
凡是 
超凡 
阿凡达 (阿凡達)
非凡 

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  • 372nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 238 words
  • Component in 137 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (Shi4)surname Shi
2. shì (shi4)member of the senior ministerial class (old) • scholar (old) • bachelor • honorific • first class military rank • specialist worker

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

人士 
博士 
士兵 
女士 
战士 (戰士)
瑞士 
男士 
的士 
绅士 (紳士)
护士 (護士)

Uncommon

侠士 (俠士)
力士 
勇士 
博士后 (博士後)
哈士奇 
士气 (士氣)
壮士 (壯士)
大力士 
威士忌 
富士 
富士山 
富士康 
巴士 
巴士站 
招贤纳士 (招賢納士)
武士 
波士顿 (波士頓)
烈士 
爵士 
硕士 (碩士)
芝士 
莎士比亚 (莎士比亞)
卫士 (衛士)
贴士 (貼士)
迪士尼 
道士 
院士 
隐士 (隱士)
雅士 
骑士 (騎士)
斗士 (鬥士)
斗牛士 (鬥牛士)

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  • 364th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 324 words
  • Component in 33 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lín (Lin2)surname Lin
2. lín (lin2)woods • forest • CL:片[pian4] • circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) • a collection (of similar things)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lín (lin2)The component is pronounced as 'lín' (lin2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

吉林 
少林寺 
林黛玉 
桂林 
森林 
武林 

Uncommon

克林顿 (克林頓)
凡士林 
丛林 (叢林)
吉林市 
吉林省 
园林 (園林)
奥林匹克 (奧林匹克)
富兰克林 (富蘭克林)
少林 
巴林 
布鲁克林 (布魯克林)
斯大林 
杏林 
林则徐 (林則徐)
林子 
林彪 
林心如 
林忆莲 (林憶蓮)
林木 
林冲 (林沖)
林立 
林肯 
林芝 
林青霞 
柏林 
格林 
梅林 
椰林 
榆林 
树林 (樹林)
玉林 
田林 
石林 
穆斯林 
竹林 
红树林 (紅樹林)
蔡依林 
阿司匹林 
雨林 
黑森林 

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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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