1. 反
  2. 之
  3. 亦
  4. 然

反

Previous (结)Next (受)
  • 237th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 300 words
  • Component in 16 characters

Decomposition

1Once
反→
⺁又
2Radical
反→
⺁cliff又right hand
3Graphical
反→
丿㇒㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fǎn (fan3)contrary • in reverse • inside-out or upside-down • to reverse • to return • to oppose • opposite • against • anti- • to rebel • to use analogy • instead • abbr. for 反切 phonetic system

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

反 also appears in:
版板饭返叛贩扳阪皈坂畈舨钣飯販眅

Example Words

Common

反应 (反應)
反正 

Uncommon

反之 
反倒 
反光 
反反复复 (反反復復)
反问 (反問)
反射 
反对 (反對)
反差 
反常 
反弹 (反彈)
反复 (反復)
反思 
反悔 
反感 
反抗 
反击 (反擊)
反映 
反省 
反而 
反胃 
反腐 
反转 (反轉)
反锁 (反鎖)
反面 
反馈 (反饋)
反驳 (反駁)
相反 
义无反顾 (義無反顧)
辗转反侧 (輾轉反側)
造反 
违反 (違反)

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之

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Previous (自)Next (年)
  • 44th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.31% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 411 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
之→
𪜋㇝
2Radical
之→
王jade丶dot戈spear㇝N/A
3Graphical
之→
一一丨一丶戈㇝

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) • him • her • it

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 之 zhī (zhi1)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

之 also appears in:
乏芝

Example Words

Common

之一 
之中 
之前 
之外 
之后 (之後)
之间 (之間)
总之 (總之)

Uncommon

一家之主 
一臂之力 
三分之一 
不败之地 (不敗之地)
久而久之 
之上 
之下 
之内 (之內)
之所以 
之际 (之際)
之类 (之類)
加之 
反之 
取而代之 
四分之一 
天伦之乐 (天倫之樂)
持之以恒 (持之以恆)
挥之不去 (揮之不去)
当之无愧 (當之無愧)
百分之百 
总而言之 (總而言之)
自知之明 
身外之物 

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亦

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Previous (智)Next (耳)
  • 884th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 16 characters

Decomposition

1Once
亦→
亠No glyph available
2Radical
亦→
亠lid丨line亅hook八eight/divide
3Graphical
亦→
一丶丨亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yì (yi4)also

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

亦 also appears in:
变迹恋弯蛮奕挛峦鸾銮孪栾弈脔娈跡

Example Words

Common

不亦乐乎 (不亦樂乎)

Uncommon

人云亦云 
反之亦然 

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然

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Previous (所)Next (家)
  • 55th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 266 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
然→
肰灬
2Radical
然→
月moon犬dog灬fire
3Graphical
然→
冂二人一丶灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rán (ran2)correct • right • so • thus • like this • -ly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 然 rán (ran2)The component 肰 is pronounced as 'rán' (ran2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

然 also appears in:
燃蹨

Example Words

Common

依然 
居然 
果然 
然后 (然後)
突然 
竟然 
自然 
虽然 (雖然)

Uncommon

不然 
仍然 
偶然 
坦然 
大自然 
天然 
已然 
必然 
忽然 
悄然 
既然 
淡然 
然而 
理所当然 (理所當然)
当然 (當然)
突然间 (突然間)
茫然 
释然 (釋然)
顺其自然 (順其自然)
显然 (顯然)

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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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