• 1727th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pēn (pen1)to puff • to spout • to spray • to spurt
2. pèn (pen4)fragrant

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for pēn (pen1)The component is pronounced as 'bēn' (ben1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for pèn (pen4)The component is pronounced as 'bēn' (ben1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

喷嚏 (噴嚏)
喷泉 (噴泉)
打喷嚏 (打噴嚏)
香喷喷 (香噴噴)

Uncommon

井喷 (井噴)
喷出 (噴出)
喷射 (噴射)
喷水池 (噴水池)
喷涌 (噴涌)
喷漆 (噴漆)
喷洒 (噴灑)
喷火 (噴火)
喷发 (噴發)
喷雾 (噴霧)
喷头 (噴頭)
喷饭 (噴飯)

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  • 2513th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (hu2)pot • classifier for bottled liquid

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

水壶 (水壺)
茶壶 (茶壺)

Uncommon

冰壶 (冰壺)
喷壶 (噴壺)
夜壶 (夜壺)
暖壶 (暖壺)
酒壶 (酒壺)
鼻烟壶 (鼻煙壺)

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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.