• 827th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 90 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. àn (an4)dark • gloomy • hidden • secret • muddled • obscure • in the dark
2. àn (an4)to close (a door) • to eclipse • muddled • stupid • ignorant • variant of 暗[an4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

暗恋 (暗戀)
黑暗 

Uncommon

昏暗 
暗中 
暗地 
暗暗 
暗淡 
暗示 
暗算 
暗自 
暗藏 
暗号 (暗號)
柳暗花明 
灰暗 
阴暗 (陰暗)

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  • 425th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 179 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)to show • to reveal

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

提示 
表示 
显示 (顯示)

Uncommon

出示 
启示 (啟示)
展示 
指示 
暗示 
演示 
示范 (示範)
预示 (預示)
显示器 (顯示器)

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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.