• 2144th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiàn (qian4)to apologize • to regret • deficient

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qiàn (qian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for qiàn (qian4)The component is pronounced as 'qiàn' (qian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Uncommon

抱歉 
道歉 

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  • 1945th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 25 words
  • Component in 82 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiàn (qian4)deficient • to owe • to lack • yawn

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qiàn (qian4)The component is pronounced as 'qiàn' (qian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

欠费 (欠費)

Uncommon

哈欠 
拖欠 
欠佳 
欠债 (欠債)
欠扁 
欠揍 
欠缺 
欠薪 
亏欠 (虧欠)

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  • 2825th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kǎn (kan3)see 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2]
2. qiàn (qian4)to inlay • to embed

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kǎn (kan3)The component is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for kǎn (kan3)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for qiàn (qian4)The component is pronounced as 'qiàn' (qian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

镶嵌 (鑲嵌)

Uncommon

嵌入 

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  • 5156th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiàn (qian4)Gorgon plant • fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox) • makhana (Hindi)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qiàn (qian4)The component is pronounced as 'qiàn' (qian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Uncommon

勾芡 

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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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