• 2580th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kān (kan1)to investigate • to survey • to collate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kān (kan1)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

勘探 

Uncommon

勘察 
勘查 
勘测 (勘測)
勘破 

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  • 459th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 128 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhā (Zha1)surname Zha
2. chá (cha2)to research • to check • to investigate • to examine • to refer to • to search

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

查看 

Uncommon

审查 (審查)
查找 
查询 (查詢)
检查 (檢查)
调查 (調查)

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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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