• 3203rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xián (xian2)elegant • refined • to be skilled at

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xián (xian2)The component is pronounced as 'xián' (xian2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

娴熟 (嫻熟)

Uncommon

娴静 (嫻靜)

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  • 4010th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xián (xian2)epilepsy • insanity

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xián (xian2)The component is pronounced as 'xián' (xian2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

癫痫 (癲癇)

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  • 6168th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xián (xian2)variant of 鷴|鹇[xian2]
2. xián (xian2)silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus) • silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xián (xian2)The component is pronounced as 'xián' (xian2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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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