• 1677th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiān (qian1)to pull (an animal on a tether) • to lead along • to hold hands

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

牵挂 (牽掛)

Uncommon

牵制 (牽制)
牵动 (牽動)
牵引 (牽引)
牵强 (牽強)
牵手 (牽手)
牵扯 (牽扯)
牵涉 (牽涉)
牵绊 (牽絆)
牵线 (牽線)
牵连 (牽連)
魂牵梦萦 (魂牽夢縈)
魂牵梦绕 (魂牽夢繞)

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  • 3177th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bàn (ban4)to trip • to stumble • to hinder

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bàn (ban4)The component is pronounced as 'bàn' (ban4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for bàn (ban4)The component is pronounced as '' (ba1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

牵绊 (牽絆)
羁绊 (羈絆)

Uncommon

磕磕绊绊 (磕磕絆絆)
绊倒 (絆倒)
绊脚石 (絆腳石)

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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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