• 573rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. àn (an4)to press • to push • to leave aside or shelve • to control • to restrain • to keep one's hand on • to check or refer to • according to • in the light of • (of an editor or author) to make a comment

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for àn (an4)The component is pronounced as 'ān' (an1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

按摩 
按键 (按鍵)

Uncommon

按下 
按压 (按壓)
按时 (按時)
按照 
按钮 (按鈕)

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  • 1160th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 106 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mo2)to rub

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mo2)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

按摩 
摩卡 
摩羯座 
福尔摩斯 (福爾摩斯)

Uncommon

徐志摩 
摩天 
摩天轮 (摩天輪)
摩托 
摩托罗拉 (摩托羅拉)
摩托车 (摩托車)
摩擦 
摩尔 (摩爾)
摩登 
摩羯 

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.