1. 斬
  2. 釘
  3. 截
  4. 鐵

斬

Previous (丸)Next (堤)
  • 2458th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
斬→
車斤
2Radical
斬→
車car斤axe
3Graphical
斬→
二丨口一丿㇒一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǎn (zhan3)to behead (as form of capital punishment) • to chop

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

斬 also appears in:
蹔

Example Words

Common

斩断 (斬斷)

Uncommon

先斩后奏 (先斬後奏)
快刀斩乱麻 (快刀斬亂麻)
斩杀 (斬殺)
斩草除根 (斬草除根)
斩钉截铁 (斬釘截鐵)
斩首 (斬首)

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釘

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Previous (饶)Next (寡)
  • 2262nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
釘→
金丁
2Radical
釘→
金metal/gold一one亅hook
3Graphical
釘→
人一一丨一丷一亅

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dīng (ding1)nail • to pin up • to nail • to keep at sb • to follow closely

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 釘 dīng (ding1)The component 丁 is pronounced as 'dīng' (ding1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

耳钉 (耳釘)
钉子 (釘子)
铆钉 (鉚釘)

Uncommon

图钉 (圖釘)
斩钉截铁 (斬釘截鐵)
板上钉钉 (板上釘釘)
眼中钉 (眼中釘)
螺丝钉 (螺絲釘)
钉子户 (釘子戶)
钉死 (釘死)
钉耙 (釘耙)

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截

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Previous (瞧)Next (燃)
  • 1550th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
截→
𢦏隹
2Radical
截→
土earth戈spear隹small bird
3Graphical
截→
一丨一戈㇒丨一二丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jié (jie2)to cut off (a length) • to stop • to intercept • section • chunk • length

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

截图 (截圖)
截止 
截至 

Uncommon

半截 
截屏 
截然 
截然不同 
拦截 (攔截)

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鐵

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Previous (田)Next (控)
  • 777th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 166 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
鐵→
金No glyph available
2Radical
鐵→
金metal/gold土earth戈spear口mouth王jade
3Graphical
鐵→
人一一丨一丷一丨一戈口一一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tiě (Tie3)surname Tie
2. tiě (tie3)iron (metal) • arms • weapons • hard • strong • violent • unshakeable • determined • close • tight (slang)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 鐵 tiě (tie3)The component 土 is pronounced as 'tǔ' (tu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

地铁 (地鐵)
地铁站 (地鐵站)
铁杆 (鐵桿)
铁石心肠 (鐵石心腸)
铁路 (鐵路)
铁面 (鐵面)
高铁 (高鐵)

Uncommon

打铁 (打鐵)
拿铁 (拿鐵)
滑铁卢 (滑鐵盧)
磁铁 (磁鐵)
钢铁 (鋼鐵)
铁人 (鐵人)
铁匠 (鐵匠)
铁塔 (鐵塔)
铁定 (鐵定)
铁岭 (鐵嶺)
铁板 (鐵板)
铁板烧 (鐵板燒)
铁甲 (鐵甲)
铁石 (鐵石)
铁丝 (鐵絲)
铁观音 (鐵觀音)
铁轨 (鐵軌)
铁道 (鐵道)
铁锅 (鐵鍋)
铁饭碗 (鐵飯碗)
铁马 (鐵馬)
雪铁龙 (雪鐵龍)

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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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