1. 浅
  2. 尝
  3. 辄
  4. 止

浅

Previous (抚)Next (敦)
  • 1719th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 45 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
浅→
氵戋
2Radical
浅→
氵water戋N/A
3Graphical
浅→
⺀㇀戋

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)sound of moving water
2. qiǎn (qian3)shallow • light (color)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 浅 jiān (jian1)The component 戋 is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 浅 qiǎn (qian3)The component 戋 is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

搁浅 (擱淺)
深浅 (深淺)
浅色 (淺色)
浅薄 (淺薄)
肤浅 (膚淺)

Uncommon

害人不浅 (害人不淺)
浅尝辄止 (淺嘗輒止)
浅析 (淺析)
浅水 (淺水)
浅淡 (淺淡)
浅滩 (淺灘)
浅显 (淺顯)
浅黄色 (淺黃色)
短浅 (短淺)

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尝

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Previous (肥)Next (匆)
  • 1619th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
尝→
龸云
2Radical
尝→
⺌small冖cover二two厶private
3Graphical
尝→
丨丷冖二㇛丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháng (chang2)to taste • to try • already • ever • once
2. cháng (chang2)to taste

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

尝 also appears in:
偿鲿

Example Words

Common

尝试 (嘗試)

Uncommon

何尝 (何嘗)
品尝 (品嘗)

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辄

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Previous (逍)Next (桅)
  • 3550th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
辄→
车耴
2Radical
辄→
车car耳ear乚second
3Graphical
辄→
乚一一丨二丨二乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhé (zhe2)then • at once • always • (archaic) luggage rack on a chariot

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 辄 zhé (zhe2)The component 车 is pronounced as 'chē' (che1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

动辄 (動輒)

Uncommon

浅尝辄止 (淺嘗輒止)

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止

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Previous (诉)Next (细)
  • 596th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 103 characters

Decomposition

1Once
止→
⺊丄
2Radical
止→
止stop
3Graphical
止→
丨一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǐ (zhi3)to stop • to prohibit • until • only

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 止 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

止 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

停止 
为止 (為止)
禁止 
防止 
阻止 

Uncommon

不止 
制止 
截止 
止咳 
止境 
止步 
止痛 
止痛药 (止痛藥)
止血 
终止 (終止)
举止 (舉止)
观止 (觀止)
适可而止 (適可而止)
静止 (靜止)

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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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