• 1190th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 30 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàn (xian4)to offer • to present • to dedicate • to donate • to show • to put on display • worthy person (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

奉献 (奉獻)
贡献 (貢獻)

Uncommon

捐献 (捐獻)
文献 (文獻)
献上 (獻上)
献出 (獻出)
献媚 (獻媚)
献策 (獻策)
献血 (獻血)
献身 (獻身)

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  • 713th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 57 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Ce4)surname Ce
2. (ce4)policy • plan • scheme • bamboo slip for writing (old) • to whip (a horse) • to encourage • riding crop with sharp spines (old) • essay written for the imperial examinations (old) • upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ce4)The component is pronounced as '' (ci4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

政策 
策划 (策劃)

Uncommon

出谋划策 (出謀劃策)
失策 
对策 (對策)
束手无策 (束手無策)
决策 (決策)
献策 (獻策)
策略 
计策 (計策)
鞭策 

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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.