• 1022nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 55 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhuāng (zhuang1)variant of 莊
2. zhuāng (Zhuang1)surname Zhuang
3. zhuāng (zhuang1)farmstead • village • manor • place of business • banker (in a gambling game) • grave or solemn • holdings of a landlord in Imperial China

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhuāng (zhuang1)The component 广 is pronounced as 'guǎng' (guang3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

山庄 (山莊)
村庄 (村莊)
石家庄 (石家莊)
庄园 (莊園)

Uncommon

南庄 (南莊)
周庄 (周莊)
枣庄 (棗莊)
石家庄市 (石家莊市)
端庄 (端莊)
老庄 (老莊)
台儿庄 (臺兒莊)
庄严 (莊嚴)
庄子 (莊子)
庄家 (莊家)
庄稼 (莊稼)
庄稼汉 (莊稼漢)
庄重 (莊重)
农庄 (農莊)
酒庄 (酒莊)

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  • 545th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 76 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (Yan2)surname Yan
2. yán (yan2)tight (closely sealed) • stern • strict • rigorous • severe • father

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yán (yan2)The component is pronounced as '' (ya4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for yán (yan2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for yán (yan2)The component is pronounced as 'hǎn' (han3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

严寒 (嚴寒)
严肃 (嚴肅)
严重 (嚴重)
尊严 (尊嚴)

Uncommon

严冬 (嚴冬)
严厉 (嚴厲)
严严实实 (嚴嚴實實)
严实 (嚴實)
严峻 (嚴峻)
严惩 (嚴懲)
严查 (嚴查)
严格 (嚴格)
严禁 (嚴禁)
严谨 (嚴謹)
威严 (威嚴)
庄严 (莊嚴)

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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.