1. 循
  2. 序
  3. 漸
  4. 進

循

Previous (湿)Next (暖)
  • 1742nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
循→
彳盾
2Radical
循→
彳step⺁cliff十ten目eye
3Graphical
循→
㇒丨丿㇒一丨口二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xún (xun2)to follow • to adhere to • to abide by

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 循 xún (xun2)The component 盾 is pronounced as 'dùn' (dun4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

循环 (循環)

Uncommon

循序渐进 (循序漸進)
循规蹈矩 (循規蹈矩)
遵循 

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序

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Previous (良)Next (升)
  • 834th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 65 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
序→
广予
2Radical
序→
广house on cliff龴N/A㇖N/A亅hook
3Graphical
序→
厂丶龴㇖亅

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xù (xu4)order • sequence • preface

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 序 xù (xu4)The component 予 is pronounced as 'yú' (yu2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 序 xù (xu4)The component 予 is pronounced as 'yǔ' (yu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

秩序 
程序 
程序员 (程序員)
顺序 (順序)

Uncommon

工序 
序幕 
序曲 
循序渐进 (循序漸進)
排序 
有序 
次序 
无序 (無序)

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漸

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Previous (剑)Next (封)
  • 868th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
漸→
氵斬
2Radical
漸→
氵water車car斤axe
3Graphical
漸→
⺀㇀二丨口一丿㇒一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)to imbue
2. jiàn (jian4)gradual • gradually

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 漸 jiān (jian1)The component 車 is pronounced as 'jū' (ju1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 漸 jiān (jian1)The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jīn' (jin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 漸 jiàn (jian4)The component 車 is pronounced as 'jū' (ju1). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for 漸 jiàn (jian4)The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jīn' (jin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

漸 also appears in:
聻

Example Words

Common

渐渐 (漸漸)
逐渐 (逐漸)

Uncommon

日渐 (日漸)

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進

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Previous (还)Next (好)
  • 81st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 214 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
進→
辶隹
2Radical
進→
辶walk隹small bird
3Graphical
進→
丶㇆㇝㇒丨一二丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jìn (jin4)to advance • to enter • to come (or go) into • to receive or admit • to eat or drink • to submit or present • (used after a verb) into, in • to score a goal

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

進 also appears in:
暹

Example Words

Common

促进 (促進)
前进 (前進)
走进 (走進)
进来 (進來)
进入 (進入)
进去 (進去)
进步 (進步)
进行 (進行)

Uncommon

上进 (上進)
上进心 (上進心)
先进 (先進)
增进 (增進)
奋进 (奮進)
引进 (引進)
快进 (快進)
打进 (打進)
推进 (推進)
挤进 (擠進)
改进 (改進)
放进 (放進)
民进党 (民進黨)
激进 (激進)
精进 (精進)
与时俱进 (與時俱進)
行进 (行進)
冲进 (衝進)
请进 (請進)
跟进 (跟進)
踏进 (踏進)
进一步 (進一步)
进京 (進京)
进修 (進修)
进出 (進出)
进化 (進化)
进取 (進取)
进口 (進口)
进城 (進城)
进场 (進場)
进展 (進展)
进度 (進度)
进攻 (進攻)
进水 (進水)
进球 (進球)
进发 (進發)
进程 (進程)
进而 (進而)
进行曲 (進行曲)
进军 (進軍)
进退 (進退)
进门 (進門)
进食 (進食)
进驻 (進駐)
钻进 (鑽進)
长进 (長進)
闯进 (闖進)

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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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