• 1816th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lián (Lian2)surname Lian
2. lián (lian2)incorruptible • honest • inexpensive • to investigate (old) • side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lián (lian2)The component is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the same pinyin final.
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also appears in:

Example Words

Common

廉价 (廉價)

Uncommon

低廉 
价廉物美 (價廉物美)
威廉 
廉耻 (廉恥)
廉政 
廉江 
廉洁 (廉潔)
廉颇 (廉頗)
清廉 
物美价廉 (物美價廉)

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  • 1558th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Po1)surname Po
2. (po1)rather • quite • considerably (Taiwan pr. [po3]) • oblique • inclined • slanting

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (po1)The component is pronounced as '' (pi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

颇为 (頗為)

Uncommon

偏颇 (偏頗)
廉颇 (廉頗)

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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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