• 965th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 129 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yān (yan1)cigarette or pipe tobacco • CL:根[gen1] • smoke • mist • vapour • CL:縷|缕[lu:3] • tobacco plant • (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yān (yan1)The component is pronounced as 'yīn' (yin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

吸烟 (吸煙)
戒烟 (戒煙)
抽烟 (抽煙)
烽烟 (烽煙)
烟火 (煙火)
烟花 (煙花)

Uncommon

七窍生烟 (七竅生煙)
二手烟 (二手煙)
人烟 (人煙)
冒烟 (冒煙)
浓烟 (濃煙)
炊烟 (炊煙)
乌烟瘴气 (烏煙瘴氣)
烟台 (煙台)
烟囱 (煙囪)
烟波 (煙波)
烟消云散 (煙消雲散)
烟灰 (煙灰)
烟灰缸 (煙灰缸)
烟熏 (煙燻)
烟瘾 (煙癮)
烟草 (煙草)
烟酒 (煙酒)
烟雨 (煙雨)
烟雾 (煙霧)
烟头 (煙頭)
硝烟 (硝煙)
云烟 (雲煙)
香烟 (香煙)

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  • 1364th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 70 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. juān (juan1)to confine • to lock up • to pen in
2. juàn (juan4)pen (pig) • a fold
3. quān (quan1)circle • ring • loop • classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc • CL:個|个[ge4] • to surround • to circle

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for juān (juan1)The component is pronounced as 'juǎn' (juan3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for juān (juan1)The component is pronounced as 'juàn' (juan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for juàn (juan4)The component is pronounced as 'juǎn' (juan3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for juàn (juan4)The component is pronounced as 'juàn' (juan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
5. Pronunciation clue for quān (quan1)The component is pronounced as 'juǎn' (juan3). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for quān (quan1)The component is pronounced as 'juàn' (juan4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

圈圈 
圈子 
眼圈 

Uncommon

光圈 
呼啦圈 
呼拉圈 
圈内 (圈內)
圈套 
圆圈 (圓圈)
怪圈 
救生圈 
演艺圈 (演藝圈)
烟圈 (煙圈)
花圈 
转圈 (轉圈)
项圈 (項圈)

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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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