• 2592nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diàn (dian4)pad • cushion • mat • to pad out • to fill a gap • to pay for sb • to advance (money)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for diàn (dian4)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

坐垫 (坐墊)
床垫 (床墊)
铺垫 (鋪墊)
鞋垫 (鞋墊)
鼠标垫 (鼠標墊)

Medium Frequency

 ()
垫上 (墊上)
垫付 (墊付)
垫子 (墊子)
垫肩 (墊肩)
垫背 (墊背)
垫脚 (墊腳)
垫脚石 (墊腳石)
垫高 (墊高)
杯垫 (杯墊)
气垫 (氣墊)
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  • 1413th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)shoulder • to shoulder (responsibilities etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

肩膀 

Medium Frequency

并肩 (並肩)
单肩包 (單肩包)
披肩 
 
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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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