1. 王
  2. 祖
  3. 贤

王

Previous (思)Next (象)
  • 299th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 107 words
  • Component in 203 characters

Decomposition

1Once
王→
一土
2Radical
王→
王jade
3Graphical
王→
一一丨一

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

王 also appears in:
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Example Words

High Frequency

女王 
王 
王子 
王道 

Medium Frequency

君王 
国王 (國王)
大王 
天王 
帝王 
猴王 
王八 
王八蛋 
王冠 
王力宏 
王国 (王國)
王妃 
王府井 
王朝 
王牌 
王老吉 
王菲 
霸王 
魔王 
龙王 (龍王)
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祖

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Previous (庄)Next (丝)
  • 1023rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
祖→
礻且
2Radical
祖→
礻sign月moon一one
3Graphical
祖→
一一丨一丶戈丨丶冂二一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zǔ (Zu3)surname Zu
2. zǔ (zu3)ancestor • forefather • grandparents

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

佛祖 
祖国 (祖國)
祖宗 

Medium Frequency

始祖 
妈祖 (媽祖)
容祖儿 (容祖兒)
王祖贤 (王祖賢)
祖 
祖传 (祖傳)
祖先 
祖坟 (祖墳)
祖母 
祖父 
祖籍 
祖辈 (祖輩)
祭祖 
鼻祖 
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贤

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Previous (卓)Next (卧)
  • 1940th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
贤→
No glyph available贝
2Radical
贤→
丨line丨line又right hand贝shell
3Graphical
贤→
丨丨㇇㇏冂人

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xián (xian2)worthy or virtuous person • honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

贤 (賢)
贤内助 (賢內助)
贤惠 (賢惠)

Medium Frequency

奉贤 (奉賢)
奉贤区 (奉賢區)
招贤纳士 (招賢納士)
普贤菩萨 (普賢菩薩)
王祖贤 (王祖賢)
圣贤 (聖賢)
见贤思齐 (見賢思齊)
贤人 (賢人)
贤妻良母 (賢妻良母)
贤淑 (賢淑)
贤良 (賢良)
进贤 (進賢)
集贤 (集賢)
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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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