• 714th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 91 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǎn (yan3)to develop • to evolve • to practice • to perform • to play • to act

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yǎn (yan3)The component is pronounced as 'yín' (yin2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for yǎn (yan3)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

导演 (導演)
演出 
演员 (演員)
演唱会 (演唱會)
表演 

Uncommon

上演 
主演 
汇演 (匯演)
扮演 
演唱 
演奏 
演戏 (演戲)
演技 
演示 
演绎 (演繹)
演义 (演義)
演艺 (演藝)
演说 (演說)
演讲 (演講)
演变 (演變)
重演 
饰演 (飾演)

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  • 1250th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 64 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chàng (chang4)to sing • to call loudly • to chant

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chàng (chang4)The component is pronounced as 'chāng' (chang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

唱歌 
演唱会 (演唱會)

Uncommon

假唱 
合唱 
合唱团 (合唱團)
唱功 
唱片 
弹唱 (彈唱)
歌唱 
演唱 
翻唱 
说唱 (說唱)

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  • 29th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.38% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 581 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. huì (hui4)can • be possible • be able to • will • be likely to • be sure to • to assemble • to meet • to gather • to see • union • group • association • CL:個|个[ge4] • a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3])
2. kuài (kuai4)to balance an account • accountancy • accounting

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
学会 (學會)
年会 (年會)
晚会 (晚會)
会员 (會員)
会议 (會議)
机会 (機會)
演唱会 (演唱會)
社会 (社會)
聚会 (聚會)
开会 (開會)
体会 (體會)
黑社会 (黑社會)

Uncommon

世博会 (世博會)
全会 (全會)
公会 (公會)
协会 (協會)
商会 (商會)
国会 (國會)
基金会 (基金會)
夜总会 (夜總會)
大会 (大會)
奥运会 (奧運會)
委员会 (委員會)
学生会 (學生會)
宴会 (宴會)
居委会 (居委會)
峰会 (峰會)
工会 (工會)
常委会 (常委會)
帮会 (幫會)
座谈会 (座談會)
庙会 (廟會)
待会儿 (待會兒)
招聘会 (招聘會)
教会 (教會)
会友 (會友)
会同 (會同)
会否 (會否)
会场 (會場)
会展 (會展)
会师 (會師)
会心 (會心)
会死 (會死)
会考 (會考)
会见 (會見)
会计 (會計)
会计师 (會計師)
会谈 (會談)
会议室 (會議室)
会变 (會變)
会长 (會長)
会面 (會面)
会馆 (會館)
理会 (理會)
发布会 (發佈會)
盛会 (盛會)
相会 (相會)
省会 (省會)
研讨会 (研討會)
社会主义 (社會主義)
社会化 (社會化)
社会学 (社會學)
约会 (約會)
联合会 (聯合會)
联欢会 (聯歡會)
舞会 (舞會)
茶话会 (茶話會)
董事会 (董事會)
记者会 (記者會)
误会 (誤會)
证监会 (證監會)
议会 (議會)
转会 (轉會)
运动会 (運動會)
都会 (都會)
酒会 (酒會)
集会 (集會)
音乐会 (音樂會)
领会 (領會)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.