1. 南
  2. 轅
  3. 北
  4. 轍

南

Previous (记)Next (品)
  • 307th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 472 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
南→
十No glyph available
2Radical
南→
十ten冂upside down box丷eight/divide干dry
3Graphical
南→
一丨冂丷一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nán (Nan2)surname Nan
2. nán (nan2)south

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 南 nán (nan2)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 南 nán (nan2)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

南 also appears in:
献喃楠罱蝻腩

Example Words

Common

南京 
南宁 (南寧)
南方 
南昌 
南瓜 
江南 
河南 
海南 
湖南 
济南 (濟南)
西南 
越南 
云南 (雲南)

Uncommon

中南 
中南海 
以南 
南下 
南京市 
南京路 
南充 
南北 
南区 (南區)
南坪 
南城 
南大 
南安 
南宋 
南宁市 (南寧市)
南山 
南山区 (南山區)
南岸 
南岛 (南島)
南岳 (南嶽)
南平 
南昌市 
南朝 
南极 (南極)
南沙 
南洋 
南海 
南海区 (南海區)
南湖 
南浔 (南潯)
南美 
南航 
南华 (南華)
南通 
南通市 
南边 (南邊)
南部 
南开 (南開)
南开区 (南開區)
南阳 (南陽)
南雄 
南非 
台南 
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
天南地北 
岭南 (嶺南)
指南 
东南 (東南)
东南亚 (東南亞)
东南部 (東南部)
河南省 
海南岛 (海南島)
淮南 
渭南 
湖南省 
济南市 (濟南市)
华南 (華南)
苍南 (蒼南)
西南部 
闽南 (閩南)
闽南语 (閩南語)
云南省 (雲南省)

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轅

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Previous (脐)Next (涣)
  • 3822nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
轅→
車袁
2Radical
轅→
車car土earth口mouth㇒N/A㇗N/ANo glyph available
3Graphical
轅→
二丨口一一丨一口㇒㇗冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuán (yuan2)shafts of cart • yamen

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 轅 yuán (yuan2)The component 袁 is pronounced as 'yuán' (yuan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

轩辕 (軒轅)

Uncommon

南辕北辙 (南轅北轍)

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北

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Previous (程)Next (边)
  • 315th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 312 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
北→
匕
2Radical
北→
北N/A
3Graphical
北→
北

Pinyin & Meaning

1. běi (bei3)north • to be defeated (classical)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 北 běi (bei3)The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 北 běi (bei3)The component 北 is pronounced as 'běi' (bei3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

北 also appears in:
北背乘剩燕乖冀骥嵊褙邶酀醼讌驥

Example Words

Common

北京 

Uncommon

北京人 
北京市 
北区 (北區)
北国 (北國)
北大 
北平 
北爱 (北愛)
北斗 
北方 
北极 (北極)
北极熊 (北極熊)
北欧 (北歐)
北海 
北海道 
北美 
北部 
北门 (北門)
北非 
南北 
台北 
天南地北 
东北 (東北)
东北亚 (東北亞)
江北 
河北 
河北省 
湖北 
湖北省 
华北 (華北)
西北 
西北部 

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轍

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Previous (笃)Next (娴)
  • 3202nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
轍→
車No glyph available
2Radical
轍→
車car亠lid厶private月moon⺙knock
3Graphical
轍→
二丨口一一丶㇛丶冂二丿一乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chè (che4)to remove • to withdraw
2. zhé (zhe2)rut • track

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 轍 chè (che4)The component 車 is pronounced as 'chē' (che1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 轍 zhé (zhe2)The component 車 is pronounced as 'chē' (che1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

没辙 (沒轍)
重蹈覆辙 (重蹈覆轍)

Uncommon

南辕北辙 (南轅北轍)
如出一辙 (如出一轍)
覆辙 (覆轍)

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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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