• 299th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 226 words
  • Component in 203 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wáng (Wang2)surname Wang
2. wáng (wang2)king or monarch • best or strongest of its type • grand • great
3. wàng (wang4)to rule • to reign over

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wáng (wang2)The component is pronounced as 'wáng' (wang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for wáng (wang2)The component is pronounced as 'wàng' (wang4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for wàng (wang4)The component is pronounced as 'wáng' (wang2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for wàng (wang4)The component is pronounced as 'wàng' (wang4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

国王 (國王)
女王 
王力宏 
王子 
王菲 
王道 

Uncommon

君王 
大王 
天王 
帝王 
猴王 
王八 
王八蛋 
王冠 
王国 (王國)
王妃 
王小波 
王府 
王府井 
王心凌 
王朝 
王牌 
王老吉 
白马王子 (白馬王子)
阎王 (閻王)
霸王 
霸王别姬 (霸王別姬)
魔王 
龙王 (龍王)

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  • 232nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 571 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ān (An1)surname An
2. ān (an1)content • calm • still • quiet • safe • secure • in good health • to find a place for • to install • to fix • to fit • to bring (a charge against sb) • to pacify • security • safety • peace • ampere

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

安全 
安慰 
安静 (安靜)
平安 
早安 
晚安 

Uncommon

不安 
保安 
公安 
公安局 
公安部 
午安 
坐立不安 
天安门 (天安門)
安全带 (安全帶)
安全感 
安分 
安好 
安妮 
安娜 
安定 
安家 
安宁 (安寧)
安康 
安徽 
安心 
安息 
安排 
安抚 (安撫)
安放 
安于 (安於)
安东尼 (安東尼)
安乐 (安樂)
安检 (安檢)
安然 
安眠 
安眠药 (安眠藥)
安神 
安稳 (安穩)
安置 
安装 (安裝)
安详 (安詳)
安逸 
宝安 (寶安)
平安夜 
延安 
心安理得 
治安 
西安 
长安 (長安)
随遇而安 (隨遇而安)

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  • 414th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 409 words
  • Component in 206 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (Shi2)surname Shi
2. dàn (dan4)dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 • ten pecks • one hundred liters
3. shí (shi2)rock • stone • stone inscription • one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dàn (dan4)The component is pronounced as 'dàn' (dan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shí (shi2)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
宝石 (寶石)
石化 
石家庄 (石家莊)
石榴 
石油 
石头 (石頭)
绿宝石 (綠寶石)
绿松石 (綠松石)
铁石心肠 (鐵石心腸)
钻石 (鑽石)

Uncommon

中石化 
化石 
吸铁石 (吸鐵石)
基石 
垫脚石 (墊腳石)
大理石 
岩石 
巨石 
巨石阵 (巨石陣)
采石场 (採石場)
沙石 
泥石流 
海枯石烂 (海枯石爛)
滴水穿石 
火石 
玉石 
玉石俱焚 
王安石 
番石榴 
盘石 (盤石)
石像 
石刻 
石器 
石块 (石塊)
石墨 
石家庄市 (石家莊市)
石库门 (石庫門)
石景山 
石板 
石板路 
石林 
石柱 
石河子 
石灰 
石狮 (石獅)
石狮市 (石獅市)
石碑 
石窟 
石膏 
石英 
石蜡 (石蠟)
石门 (石門)
石阶 (石階)
石龙 (石龍)
碎石 
磁石 
磐石 
磨刀石 
礁石 
矿石 (礦石)
红宝石 (紅寶石)
绊脚石 (絆腳石)
结石 (結石)
胆结石 (膽結石)
落井下石 
蒋介石 (蔣介石)
蓝宝石 (藍寶石)
试金石 (試金石)
金刚石 (金剛石)
金石 
铁石 (鐵石)
陨石 (隕石)
鹅卵石 (鵝卵石)
黄石 (黃石)
齐白石 (齊白石)

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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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