• 974th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 60 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhá (zha2)to deep fry
2. zhà (zha4)to explode

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhá (zha2)The component is pronounced as 'zhà' (zha4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhà (zha4)The component is pronounced as 'zhà' (zha4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

炸弹 (炸彈)
爆炸 

Uncommon

油炸 
炸掉 
炸死 
炸毁 (炸燬)
炸药 (炸藥)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
炸鸡 (炸雞)
煎炸 
轰炸 (轟炸)
轰炸机 (轟炸機)

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  • 3094th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàng (jiang4)thick paste of fermented soya bean • marinated in soya paste • paste • jam

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiàng (jiang4)The component is pronounced as 'qiáng' (qiang2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

番茄酱 (番茄醬)
酱油 (醬油)

Uncommon

果酱 (果醬)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
肉酱 (肉醬)
芝麻酱 (芝麻醬)
花生酱 (花生醬)
豆瓣酱 (豆瓣醬)
辣椒酱 (辣椒醬)
麻酱 (麻醬)

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  • 74th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 455 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miàn (mian4)face • side • surface • aspect • top • classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
2. miàn (mian4)variant of 麵|面[mian4]
3. miàn (mian4)flour • noodles

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

上面 
下面 
前面 
外面 
封面 
后面 (後面)
方面 
桌面 
界面 
画面 (畫面)
表面 
里面 (裡面)
见面 (見面)
铁面 (鐵面)
面前 
面对 (面對)
面包 (麵包)

Uncommon

一面 
假面 
侧面 (側面)
全面 
冷面 
出面 
反面 
地面 
场面 (場面)
对面 (對面)
局面 
层面 (層面)
市面 
平面 
店面 
拉面 (拉麵)
拌面 (拌麵)
扑面 (撲面)
方便面 (方便麵)
正面 
水面 
泡面 (泡麵)
洗面 
洗面奶 
泪流满面 (淚流滿面)
满面 (滿面)
炒面 (炒麵)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
热干面 (熱乾面)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
当面 (當面)
背面 
台面 (臺面)
谋面 (謀面)
负面 (負面)
路面 
迎面 
双面 (雙面)
面值 
面具 
面向 (面嚮)
面壁 
面子 
面孔 
面容 
面对面 (面對面)
面料 
面目 
面积 (面積)
面膜 
面临 (面臨)
面色 
面试 (面試)
面貌 
面部 
面霜 
页面 (頁面)
面条 (麵條)
面粉 (麵粉)
面糊 (麵糊)
面团 (麵糰)

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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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