• 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.
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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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  • 16th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.55% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 480 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǎng (shang3)see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
2. shàng (shang4)on top • upon • above • upper • previous • first (of multiple parts) • to climb • to get onto • to go up • to attend (class or university)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

上海 
上班 
上网 (上網)
爱上 (愛上)
早上 
晚上 
马上 (馬上)

Uncommon

上下 
上来 (上來)
上传 (上傳)
上午 
上去 
上台 
上司 
上场 (上場)
上坟 (上墳)
上天 
上学 (上學)
上山 
上市 
上帝 
上床 
上手 
上扬 (上揚)
上升 (上昇)
上映 
上海市 
上演 
上涨 (上漲)
上火 
上班族 
上瘾 (上癮)
上级 (上級)
上线 (上線)
上行 
上街 
上衣 
上课 (上課)
上路 
上身 
上车 (上車)
上辈子 (上輩子)
上门 (上門)
上阵 (上陣)
上面 
世上 
之上 
以上 
加上 
史上 
向上 
地上 
基本上 
天上 
奉上 
实际上 (實際上)
戴上 
楼上 (樓上)
海上 
爬上 
献上 (獻上)
登上 
皇上 
看上 
看上去 
穿上 
考上 
至上 
台上 (臺上)
赶上 (趕上)
路上 
踏上 
身上 
迷上 
闭上 (閉上)
关上 (關上)
附上 

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

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dīng (ding1)The component 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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  • 2262nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dīng (ding1)The component 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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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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