• 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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  • 1494th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàn (jian4)arrow • CL:支[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'qián' (qian2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

火箭 

Uncommon

光阴似箭 (光陰似箭)
射箭 
弓箭 
暗箭 
归心似箭 (歸心似箭)
箭步 
箭头 (箭頭)

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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.