• 2222nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎn (Jian3)surname Jian
2. jiǎn (jian3)scissors • shears • clippers • CL:把[ba3] • to cut with scissors • to trim • to wipe out or exterminate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiǎn (jian3)The component is pronounced as 'qián' (qian2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

剪刀 
剪裁 
剪辑 (剪輯)

Uncommon

修剪 
剪切 
剪子 
剪彩 
剪影 
剪成 
剪掉 
剪断 (剪斷)
剪纸 (剪紙)
裁剪 

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  • 1175th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 77 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cǎi (cai3)(bright) color • variety • applause • applaud • lottery prize

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cǎi (cai3)The component is pronounced as 'cǎi' (cai3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for cǎi (cai3)The component is pronounced as 'cài' (cai4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

彩色 
精彩 

Uncommon

五彩 
彩排 
彩票 
彩虹 
彩蛋 
色彩 
丰富多彩 (豐富多彩)

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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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