1. 指
  2. 南
  3. 針

指

Previous (金)Next (克)
  • 261st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 182 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
指→
扌旨
2Radical
指→
扌hand匕spoon日sun/day
3Graphical
指→
亅二乚㇒口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǐ (zhi3)finger • to point at or to • to indicate or refer to • to depend on • to count on • (of hair) to stand on end

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 指 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 旨 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 指 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 指 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

戒指 
手指 
指数 (指數)
指甲 

Uncommon

中指 
大拇指 
弹指 (彈指)
手指头 (手指頭)
拇指 
指令 
指出 
指南 
指向 
指定 
指导 (指導)
指尖 
指引 
指手画脚 (指手畫腳)
指指点点 (指指點點)
指控 
指挥 (指揮)
指教 
指日可待 
指望 
指标 (指標)
指甲油 
指示 
指纹 (指紋)
指责 (指責)
指路 
指针 (指針)
指头 (指頭)
指点 (指點)
无名指 (無名指)
股指 
食指 

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南

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Previous (记)Next (品)
  • 307th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 472 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
南→
十No glyph available
2Radical
南→
十ten冂upside down box丷eight/divide干dry
3Graphical
南→
一丨冂丷一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nán (Nan2)surname Nan
2. nán (nan2)south

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 南 nán (nan2)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 南 nán (nan2)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

南 also appears in:
献喃楠罱蝻腩

Example Words

Common

南京 
南宁 (南寧)
南方 
南昌 
南瓜 
江南 
河南 
海南 
湖南 
济南 (濟南)
西南 
越南 
云南 (雲南)

Uncommon

中南 
中南海 
以南 
南下 
南京市 
南京路 
南充 
南北 
南区 (南區)
南坪 
南城 
南大 
南安 
南宋 
南宁市 (南寧市)
南山 
南山区 (南山區)
南岸 
南岛 (南島)
南岳 (南嶽)
南平 
南昌市 
南朝 
南极 (南極)
南沙 
南洋 
南海 
南海区 (南海區)
南湖 
南浔 (南潯)
南美 
南航 
南华 (南華)
南通 
南通市 
南边 (南邊)
南部 
南开 (南開)
南开区 (南開區)
南阳 (南陽)
南雄 
南非 
台南 
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
天南地北 
岭南 (嶺南)
指南 
东南 (東南)
东南亚 (東南亞)
东南部 (東南部)
河南省 
海南岛 (海南島)
淮南 
渭南 
湖南省 
济南市 (濟南市)
华南 (華南)
苍南 (蒼南)
西南部 
闽南 (閩南)
闽南语 (閩南語)
云南省 (雲南省)

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針

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Previous (灯)Next (哲)
  • 1114th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 88 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
針→
金十
2Radical
針→
金metal/gold十ten
3Graphical
針→
人一一丨一丷一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēn (zhen1)needle • pin • injection • stitch • CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

打针 (打針)
针对 (針對)
针织 (針織)

Uncommon

一针见血 (一針見血)
分针 (分針)
别针 (別針)
大海捞针 (大海撈針)
扎针 (扎針)
指南针 (指南針)
指针 (指針)
方针 (方針)
时针 (時針)
秒针 (秒針)
穿针引线 (穿針引線)
缝针 (縫針)
胸针 (胸針)
见缝插针 (見縫插針)
逆时针 (逆時針)
金针 (金針)
金针菇 (金針菇)
针刺 (針刺)
针对性 (針對性)
针灸 (針灸)
针线 (針線)
针线活 (針線活)
针锋相对 (針鋒相對)
顺时针 (順時針)
预防针 (預防針)

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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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