• 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.
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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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  • 3rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.35% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 112 words
  • Component in 17 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)is • are • am • yes • to be

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

但是 
可是 
总是 (總是)
还是 (還是)

Uncommon

只是 
尤其是 
或是 
于是 (於是)
是否 
算是 
老是 
要是 

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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.