1. 深
  2. 更
  3. 半
  4. 夜

深

Previous (调)Next (商)
  • 401st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 137 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
深→
氵罙
2Radical
深→
氵water⺳net木tree
3Graphical
深→
⺀㇀冖八一丨八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shēn (shen1)close • deep • late • profound • dark (of color, water etc)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 深 shēn (shen1)The component 罙 is pronounced as 'shēn' (shen1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 深 shēn (shen1)The component 氵 is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

深刻 
深圳 
深夜 
深情 
深深 

Uncommon

加深 
印象深刻 
深信 
深入 
深切 
深厚 
深圳市 
深层 (深層)
深山 
深度 
深思 
深爱 (深愛)
深更半夜 
深沉 
深海 
深渊 (深淵)
深浅 (深淺)
深知 
深色 
深处 (深處)
深远 (深遠)
深邃 
资深 (資深)

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更

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Previous (尔)Next (别)
  • 221st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 62 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
更→
一No glyph available
2Radical
更→
一one日sun/day丨line乂N/A
3Graphical
更→
一口一丨乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gēng (geng1)to change or replace • to experience • one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided • watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
2. gèng (geng4)more • even more • further • still • still more

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 更 gēng (geng1)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 更 gèng (geng4)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

更 also appears in:
便硬梗哽埂粳鲠绠筻鯁骾

Example Words

Common

更新 

Uncommon

更加 
更年期 
更换 (更換)

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半

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Previous (房)Next (节)
  • 513th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 205 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
半→
No glyph available丷
2Radical
半→
二two丨line丷eight/divide
3Graphical
半→
二丨丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bàn (ban4)half • semi- • incomplete • (after a number) and a half

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 半 bàn (ban4)The component 丷 is pronounced as 'bā' (ba1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

半 also appears in:
判伴叛胖畔衅绊拌袢泮眫跘絆

Example Words

Common

一半 
半夜 

Uncommon

三更半夜 
上半年 
下半年 
下半身 
事半功倍 
半价 (半價)
半场 (半場)
半天 
半岛 (半島)
半成品 
半条命 (半條命)
半死 
半决赛 (半決賽)
半生 
半空 
半路 
半辈子 (半輩子)
半途而废 (半途而廢)
半点 (半點)
多半 
夜半 
大半 
深更半夜 
过半 (過半)

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夜

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Previous (波)Next (省)
  • 664th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 117 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
夜→
亠No glyph available
2Radical
夜→
亠lid亻human夂go丶dot
3Graphical
夜→
一丶㇒丨㇇㇏㇒丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yè (ye4)night

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

夜 also appears in:
液腋掖

Example Words

Common

半夜 
夜店 
夜间 (夜間)
年夜饭 (年夜飯)

Uncommon

三更半夜 
今夜 
午夜 
夜夜 
夜宵 
夜幕 
夜晚 
夜景 
夜班 
夜空 
夜色 
夜里 (夜裡)
夜猫子 (夜貓子)
宵夜 
平安夜 
年夜 
彻夜 (徹夜)
日夜 
昨夜 
深夜 
熬夜 
过夜 (過夜)
黑夜 

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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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