1. 按
  2. 钮

按

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

Decomposition

1Once
按→
扌安
2Radical
按→
扌hand宀roof女woman
3Graphical
按→
亅二冖丶㇛一丿

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 按 àn (an4)The component 安 is pronounced as 'ān' (an1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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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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钮

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Previous (诏)Next (棺)
  • 2679th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
钮→
钅丑
2Radical
钮→
钅metal/gold刀knife二two
3Graphical
钮→
丿一乚二㇆丿二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. niǔ (Niu3)surname Niu
2. niǔ (niu3)button

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

按钮 (按鈕)

Uncommon

旋钮 (旋鈕)
钮扣 (鈕釦)

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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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