1. 氰

氰

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  • 4446th most frequent character
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  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
氰→
气青
2Radical
氰→
气steam/breath青green/blue
3Graphical
氰→
丿一一㇠龶冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qíng (qing2)cyanogen (CN)2 • ethane dinitrile

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 氰 qíng (qing2)The component 青 is pronounced as 'qīng' (qing1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 氰 qíng (qing2)The component 气 is pronounced as 'qì' (qi4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

三聚氰胺 

Uncommon

氰化物 
氰化钾 (氰化鉀)
氰酸 

RareShow 16

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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