1. 沿
  2. 着

沿

Previous (纷)Next (喊)
  • 1180th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
沿→
氵No glyph available
2Radical
沿→
氵water几table口mouth
3Graphical
沿→
⺀㇀丿㇠口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (yan2)along • following (a line)
2. yàn (yan4)riverside (often with 兒|儿 erhua)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

沿着 (沿著)
沿途 

Medium Frequency

前沿 
沿 
沿岸 
沿江 
沿海 
沿线 (沿線)
沿路 
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着

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  • 41st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 5 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 67 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
着→
羊目
2Radical
着→
羊sheep目eye
3Graphical
着→
一二丨丷口二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhāo (zhao1)(chess) move • trick • all right! • (dialect) to add
2. zháo (zhao2)to touch • to come in contact with • to feel • to be affected by • to catch fire • to fall asleep • to burn
3. zhe (zhe5)aspect particle indicating action in progress
4. zhuó (zhuo2)to wear (clothes) • to contact • to use • to apply
5. zhù (zhu4)to make known • to show • to prove • to write • book • outstanding

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 着 zhù (zhu4)The component 目 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

着 (著)

Medium Frequency

执着 (執著)
接着 (接著)
睡着 (睡著)
着实 (著實)
着急 (著急)
走着瞧 (走著瞧)
随着 (隨著)
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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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