1. 次
  2. 元

次

Previous (位)Next (度)
  • 183rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 138 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
次→
冫欠
2Radical
次→
冫ice欠yawn
3Graphical
次→
丶㇀⺈人

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cì (ci4)next in sequence • second • the second (day, time etc) • secondary • vice- • sub- • infra- • inferior quality • substandard • order • sequence • hypo- (chemistry) • classifier for enumerated events: time

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

次 also appears in:
资盗姿茨瓷咨羡恣粢資趑餈秶

Example Words

Common

再次 
次方 

Uncommon

一次性 
上次 
下次 
人次 
依次 
其次 
名次 
层次 (層次)
档次 (檔次)
次元 
次数 (次數)
次于 (次於)
次日 
次要 
班次 
语无伦次 (語無倫次)
首次 

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元

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Previous (往)Next (英)
  • 370th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 180 words
  • Component in 16 characters

Decomposition

1Once
元→
二儿
2Radical
元→
二two儿legs
3Graphical
元→
二丿乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuán (Yuan2)surname Yuan • the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
2. yuán (yuan2)Chinese monetary unit • dollar • primary • first

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

元 also appears in:
完远园玩顽阮沅鼋芫朊鈨翫蚖黿貦笎

Example Words

Common

元宝 (元寶)
元旦 
元月 
元素 
美元 

Uncommon

元代 
元宵 
元宵节 (元宵節)
元帅 (元帥)
元气 (元氣)
元老 
元首 
公元 
单元 (單元)
多元 
多元化 
崔永元 
广元 (廣元)
日元 
次元 
欧元 (歐元)
欧元区 (歐元區)
港元 
澳元 
状元 (狀元)
纪元 (紀元)
开元 (開元)
韩元 (韓元)

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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.