1. 彦

彦

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  • 2554th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
彦→
产彡
2Radical
彦→
立stand erect厂cliff彡bristle/beard
3Graphical
彦→
一丶丷一厂彡

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yàn (yan4)accomplished • elegant

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 彦 yàn (yan4)The component 产 is pronounced as 'chǎn' (chan3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 彦 yàn (yan4)The component 厂 is pronounced as 'hǎn' (han3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 彦 yàn (yan4)The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

彦 also appears in:
颜谚顔諺

Example Words

Common

李彦宏 (李彥宏)

Uncommon

巴彦 (巴彥)
野田佳彦 (野田佳彥)

RareShow 8

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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