• 1735th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 18 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. piān (Pian1)surname Pian
2. biǎn (bian3)flat • (old form of character 匾, horizontal tablet with inscription)
3. piān (pian1)small boat
4. piān (pian1)Polygonum aviculare (knot weed)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

压扁 (壓扁)
扁豆 

Uncommon

扁平 
扁担 (扁擔)
扁桃 
扁桃腺 
扁桃体 (扁桃體)
扁舟 
欠扁 
海扁 
看扁 
陈水扁 (陳水扁)

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  • 719th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 29 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dān (dan1)to undertake • to carry • to shoulder • to take responsibility
2. dàn (dan4)picul (100 catties, 50 kg) • two buckets full • carrying pole and its load • classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dān (dan1)The component is pronounced as 'zhān' (zhan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for dān (dan1)The component is pronounced as 'hǎn' (han3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for dān (dan1)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for dàn (dan4)The component is pronounced as 'zhān' (zhan1). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for dàn (dan4)The component is pronounced as 'hǎn' (han3). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for dàn (dan4)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

分担 (分擔)
担心 (擔心)

Uncommon

承担 (承擔)
担任 (擔任)
担忧 (擔憂)
担当 (擔當)
负担 (負擔)

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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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