• 2375th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ge1)to place • to put aside • to shelve
2. (ge2)to bear • to stand • to endure

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ge1)The component is pronounced as '' (ge2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ge2)The component is pronounced as '' (ge2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

搁浅 (擱淺)

Uncommon

搁板 (擱板)
搁置 (擱置)
耽搁 (耽擱)

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  • 928th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 198 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎn (ban3)board • plank • plate • shutter • table tennis bat • clappers (music) • CL:塊|块[kuai4] • accented beat in Chinese music • hard • stiff • to stop smiling or look serious
2. bǎn (ban3)see 老闆|老板, boss
3. pàn (pan4)to catch sight of in a doorway (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bǎn (ban3)The component is pronounced as 'fǎn' (fan3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for pàn (pan4)The component is pronounced as 'fǎn' (fan3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

平板 
模板 
老板 (老闆)

Uncommon

主板 
刻板 
叫板 
呆板 
地板 
天花板 
木板 
板凳 
板块 (板塊)
板子 
板栗 
板鸭 (板鴨)
死板 
滑板 
甲板 
白板 
石板 
篮板 (籃板)
纸板 (紙板)
老板娘 
脚板 (腳板)
菜板 
踏板 
身板 
钢板 (鋼板)
铁板 (鐵板)
铁板烧 (鐵板燒)
面板 (麵板)
黑板 

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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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