• 318th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 137 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhāng (Zhang1)surname Zhang
2. zhāng (zhang1)to open up • to spread • sheet of paper • classifier for flat objects, sheet • classifier for votes

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhāng (zhang1)The component is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhāng (zhang1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

张居正 (張居正)
扩张 (擴張)
紧张 (緊張)
夸张 (誇張)

Uncommon

主张 (主張)
嚣张 (囂張)
张三 (張三)
张伯伦 (張伯倫)
张力 (張力)
张口 (張口)
张国荣 (張國榮)
张大千 (張大千)
张学友 (張學友)
张学良 (張學良)
张家口 (張家口)
张家港 (張家港)
张家界 (張家界)
张弛 (張弛)
张惠妹 (張惠妹)
张爱玲 (張愛玲)
张扬 (張揚)
张望 (張望)
张柏芝 (張柏芝)
张灯结彩 (張燈結彩)
张牙舞爪 (張牙舞爪)
张罗 (張羅)
张艺谋 (張藝謀)
张贴 (張貼)
张开 (張開)
张韶涵 (張韶涵)
张飞 (張飛)
慌张 (慌張)
东张西望 (東張西望)
纸张 (紙張)
声张 (聲張)
铺张浪费 (鋪張浪費)
开张 (開張)

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  • 1113th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 98 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dēng (deng1)lamp • light • lantern • CL:盞|盏[zhan3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dēng (deng1)The component is pronounced as 'dēng' (deng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for dēng (deng1)The component is pronounced as 'dòu' (dou4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

灯光 (燈光)
灯笼 (燈籠)

Uncommon

冰灯 (冰燈)
吊灯 (吊燈)
壁灯 (壁燈)
射灯 (射燈)
幻灯片 (幻燈片)
张灯结彩 (張燈結彩)
挑灯 (挑燈)
台灯 (檯燈)
熄灯 (熄燈)
灯塔 (燈塔)
灯泡 (燈泡)
灯火 (燈火)
灯火通明 (燈火通明)
灯管 (燈管)
灯红酒绿 (燈紅酒綠)
灯罩 (燈罩)
灯谜 (燈謎)
红灯 (紅燈)
红灯区 (紅燈區)
红绿灯 (紅綠燈)
绿灯 (綠燈)
聚光灯 (聚光燈)
花灯 (花燈)
华灯 (華燈)
街灯 (街燈)
路灯 (路燈)
闪光灯 (閃光燈)
开灯 (開燈)
闯红灯 (闖紅燈)
电灯 (電燈)
电灯泡 (電燈泡)
龙灯 (龍燈)

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  • 236th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 223 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiē (jie1)to bear fruit • to produce • firm • solid
2. jié (jie2)knot • sturdy • bond • to tie • to bind • to check out (of a hotel)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiē (jie1)The component is pronounced as '' (ji2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for jié (jie2)The component is pronounced as '' (ji2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

纠结 (糾結)
结婚 (結婚)
结局 (結局)
结束 (結束)
结果 (結果)
总结 (總結)

Uncommon

了结 (了結)
冻结 (凍結)
凝结 (凝結)
团结 (團結)
完结 (完結)
巴结 (巴結)
张灯结彩 (張燈結彩)
心结 (心結)
情结 (情結)
终结 (終結)
终结者 (終結者)
结交 (結交)
结伴 (結伴)
结冰 (結冰)
结出 (結出)
结合 (結合)
结婚证 (結婚證)
结实 (結實)
结尾 (結尾)
结晶 (結晶)
结构 (結構)
结石 (結石)
结算 (結算)
结论 (結論)
结识 (結識)
结账 (結賬)
集结 (集結)

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  • 1175th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 77 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cǎi (cai3)(bright) color • variety • applause • applaud • lottery prize

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cǎi (cai3)The component is pronounced as 'cǎi' (cai3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for cǎi (cai3)The component is pronounced as 'cài' (cai4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

彩色 
精彩 

Uncommon

五彩 
彩排 
彩票 
彩虹 
彩蛋 
色彩 
丰富多彩 (豐富多彩)

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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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