1. 渐

渐

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  1. 渐 is the 868th most frequent character.
  2. 渐 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 渐 appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. 渐 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
渐 => 氵, 斩
Radical :
渐 => 氵 (water), 车 (car), 斤 (axe)
Graphical :
渐 => ⺀, ㇀, 乚, 一, 一, 丨, 丿, ㇒, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian1 - to imbue
  2. jian4 - gradual/gradually

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 渐 (jian1): The component 车 is pronounced as 'ju1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 渐 (jian1): The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 渐 (jian4): The component 车 is pronounced as 'ju1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 渐 (jian4): The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

渐 (漸)
渐渐 (漸漸)
逐渐 (逐漸)

Medium Frequency

日渐 (日漸)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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