• 1101st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 72 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (Yan2)surname Yan
2. yán (yan2)to prolong • to extend • to delay

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yán (yan2)The component is pronounced as 'yìn' (yin4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

延伸 
延安 
延缓 (延緩)
延续 (延續)
延误 (延誤)
延长 (延長)
拖延 
蔓延 

Uncommon

延吉 
延年益寿 (延年益壽)
延后 (延後)
延庆 (延慶)
延期 
延津 
延迟 (延遲)
延边 (延邊)
绵延 (綿延)
苟延残喘 (苟延殘喘)

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  • 109th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 455 words
  • Component in 23 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháng (chang2)length • long • forever • always • constantly
2. zhǎng (zhang3)chief • head • elder • to grow • to develop • to increase • to enhance

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cháng (chang2)The component is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for cháng (chang2)The component is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhǎng (zhang3)The component is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhǎng (zhang3)The component is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

增长 (增長)
家长 (家長)
成长 (成長)
漫长 (漫長)
长久 (長久)
长大 (長大)
长春 (長春)
长期 (長期)
长沙 (長沙)
长相 (長相)
长辈 (長輩)

Uncommon

一技之长 (一技之長)
修长 (修長)
兄长 (兄長)
全长 (全長)
冗长 (冗長)
副市长 (副市長)
副校长 (副校長)
副部长 (副部長)
副院长 (副院長)
加长 (加長)
助长 (助長)
团长 (團長)
地久天长 (地久天長)
增长率 (增長率)
天长 (天長)
天长地久 (天長地久)
子长 (子長)
学长 (學長)
局长 (局長)
市长 (市長)
师长 (師長)
年长 (年長)
厂长 (廠長)
厅长 (廳長)
延长 (延長)
悠长 (悠長)
所长 (所長)
拉长 (拉長)
擅长 (擅長)
会长 (會長)
村长 (村長)
校长 (校長)
机长 (機長)
深长 (深長)
漫漫长夜 (漫漫長夜)
特长 (特長)
班长 (班長)
生长 (生長)
省长 (省長)
社长 (社長)
科长 (科長)
秘书长 (秘書長)
站长 (站長)
细水长流 (細水長流)
细长 (細長)
组长 (組長)
县长 (縣長)
船长 (船長)
董事长 (董事長)
处长 (處長)
行长 (行長)
见长 (見長)
语重心长 (語重心長)
财长 (財長)
身长 (身長)
连长 (連長)
部长 (部長)
酋长 (酋長)
镇长 (鎮長)
长假 (長假)
长出 (長出)
长叹 (長嘆)
长城 (長城)
长寿 (長壽)
长夜 (長夜)
长存 (長存)
长安 (長安)
长官 (長官)
长宁 (長寧)
长宁区 (長寧區)
长岛 (長島)
长年 (長年)
长度 (長度)
长廊 (長廊)
长征 (長征)
长得 (長得)
长成 (長成)
长方形 (長方形)
长春市 (長春市)
长条 (長條)
长椅 (長椅)
长乐 (長樂)
长江 (長江)
长治 (長治)
长满 (長滿)
长牙 (長牙)
长生不老 (長生不老)
长白山 (長白山)
长眠 (長眠)
长短 (長短)
长篇 (長篇)
长老 (長老)
长者 (長者)
长兴 (長興)
长处 (長處)
长虹 (長虹)
长裙 (長裙)
长裤 (長褲)
长谈 (長談)
长跑 (長跑)
长途 (長途)
长途车 (長途車)
长进 (長進)
长远 (長遠)
长队 (長隊)
长靴 (長靴)
长颈鹿 (長頸鹿)
长发 (長髮)
长龙 (長龍)
院长 (院長)
队长 (隊長)
首长 (首長)

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  • 430th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 343 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàn (xian4)thread • string • wire • line • CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

上线 (上線)
光线 (光線)
在线 (在線)
底线 (底線)
曲线 (曲線)
毛线 (毛線)
火线 (火線)
无线 (無線)
热线 (熱線)
直线 (直線)
眼线 (眼線)
米线 (米線)
紫外线 (紫外線)
线人 (線人)
线条 (線條)
线索 (線索)
线路 (線路)
视线 (視線)
路线 (路線)

Uncommon

下线 (下線)
中线 (中線)
主线 (主線)
事业线 (事業線)
五线谱 (五線譜)
占线 (佔線)
全线 (全線)
出线 (出線)
分界线 (分界線)
前线 (前線)
单行线 (單行線)
地平线 (地平線)
天线 (天線)
射线 (射線)
专线 (專線)
对角线 (對角線)
导火线 (導火線)
平行线 (平行線)
干线 (幹線)
延长线 (延長線)
引线 (引線)
弧线 (弧線)
战线 (戰線)
拆线 (拆線)
抛物线 (拋物線)
掉线 (掉線)
接线 (接線)
接线员 (接線員)
斑马线 (斑馬線)
斜线 (斜線)
断线 (斷線)
有线 (有線)
棉线 (棉線)
沿线 (沿線)
流线型 (流線型)
海岸线 (海岸線)
无线电 (無線電)
牙线 (牙線)
牵线 (牽線)
环线 (環線)
生命线 (生命線)
生产线 (生產線)
界线 (界線)
眼线液 (眼線液)
短线 (短線)
穿针引线 (穿針引線)
红外线 (紅外線)
红线 (紅線)
绒线 (絨線)
丝线 (絲線)
线上 (線上)
线下 (線下)
线图 (線圖)
线性 (線性)
线缆 (線纜)
缝线 (縫線)
航线 (航線)
起跑线 (起跑線)
路线图 (路線圖)
连线 (連線)
针线 (針線)
针线活 (針線活)
长线 (長線)
防线 (防線)
阵线 (陣線)
集线器 (集線器)
离线 (離線)
电源线 (電源線)
电线 (電線)
电线杆 (電線杆)
电话线 (電話線)
高压线 (高壓線)

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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.