• 769th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xuān (Xuan1)surname Xuan
2. xuān (xuan1)to declare (publicly) • to announce

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

宣传 (宣傳)
宣布 

Uncommon

宣传部 (宣傳部)
宣判 
宣告 
宣城 
宣战 (宣戰)
宣扬 (宣揚)
宣武区 (宣武區)
宣泄 (宣洩)
宣称 (宣稱)
宣言 
宣誓 
宣读 (宣讀)
心照不宣 

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  • 2007th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiè (xie4)to leak (of water or gas) • to drip • to drain • to discharge • to leak out • to divulge (secrets) • to give vent (to anger, spite etc) • to disperse • to reduce

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

发泄 (發洩)

Uncommon

外泄 
宣泄 (宣洩)
排泄 
早泄 (早洩)
水泄不通 (水洩不通)
泄漏 
泄露 
泄密 (洩密)
泄愤 (洩憤)
泄气 (洩氣)

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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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