• 769th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 37 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

High Frequency

宣传 (宣傳)
宣布 

Medium Frequency

 
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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  • 449th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 69 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chèn (chen4)to fit • balanced • suitable
2. chēng (cheng1)to weigh • to state • to name • name • appellation • to praise
3. chèng (cheng4)variant of 秤[cheng4] • steelyard

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chèn (chen4)The component is pronounced as 'chèn' (chen4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for chèn (chen4)The component is pronounced as 'chēng' (cheng1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for chēng (cheng1)The component is pronounced as 'chèn' (chen4). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for chēng (cheng1)The component is pronounced as 'chēng' (cheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
5. Pronunciation clue for chèng (cheng4)The component is pronounced as 'chèn' (chen4). It has the same pinyin initial.
6. Pronunciation clue for chèng (cheng4)The component is pronounced as 'chēng' (cheng1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
称为 (稱為)
称号 (稱號)
自称 (自稱)

Medium Frequency

并称 (並稱)
俗称 (俗稱)
全称 (全稱)
匀称 (勻稱)
名称 (名稱)
堪称 (堪稱)
宣称 (宣稱)
对称 (對稱)
据称 (據稱)
昵称 (暱稱)
相称 (相稱)
称作 (稱作)
称呼 (稱呼)
称心 (稱心)
称心如意 (稱心如意)
称职 (稱職)
称谓 (稱謂)
称赞 (稱讚)
称重 (稱重)
称霸 (稱霸)
简称 (簡稱)
声称 (聲稱)
职称 (職稱)
著称 (著稱)
号称 (號稱)
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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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