• 1406th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 67 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gān (Gan1)surname Gan • abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
2. gān (gan1)sweet • willing

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

心甘情愿 (心甘情願)
甘心 

Uncommon

不甘心 
同甘共苦 
心甘 
洋甘菊 
甘之如饴 (甘之如飴)
甘地 
甘孜 
甘于 (甘於)
甘油 
甘泉 
甘甜 
甘肃 (甘肅)
甘肃省 (甘肅省)
甘苦 
甘草 
甘蔗 
甘蓝 (甘藍)
甘愿 (甘願)
苦尽甘来 (苦盡甘來)
阿甘正传 (阿甘正傳)

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  • 946th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 220 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yóu (you2)oil • fat • grease • petroleum • to apply tung oil, paint or varnish • oily • greasy • glib • cunning

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yóu (you2)The component is pronounced as 'yóu' (you2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

加油 

Uncommon

加油站 
原油 
奶油 
指甲油 
柴米油盐 (柴米油鹽)
植物油 
橄榄油 (橄欖油)
机油 (機油)
汽油 
油价 (油價)
油光 
油条 (油條)
油漆 
油炸 
油田 
油画 (油畫)
油脂 
油腻 (油膩)
油菜 
油锅 (油鍋)
油门 (油門)
油饼 (油餅)
牛油 
甘油 
石油 
色拉油 
蚝油 (蠔油)
猪油 (豬油)
酱油 (醬油)
香油 
麻油 
黄油 (黃油)

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  • 125th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 443 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sān (San1)surname San
2. sān (san1)three • 3

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

三亚 (三亞)
三十 
三峡 (三峽)
三星 
三角 
初三 
十三 
周三 (週三)

Uncommon

三亚市 (三亞市)
三八 
三分之一 
三十六计 (三十六計)
三十而立 
三合一 
三国志 (三國志)
三姑六婆 
三字经 (三字經)
三岔口 
三心二意 
三思而后行 (三思而後行)
三文鱼 (三文魚)
三明 
三明治 
三更半夜 
三月 
三月份 
三民主义 (三民主義)
三生有幸 
三维 (三維)
三色 
三菱 
三叶草 (三葉草)
三角形 
三角洲 
三言两语 (三言兩語)
三军 (三軍)
三轮车 (三輪車)
三连胜 (三連勝)
三里屯 
三门峡 (三門峽)
三头肌 (三頭肌)
三顾茅庐 (三顧茅廬)
三鲜 (三鮮)
不三不四 
丢三落四 (丟三落四)
再三 
十三点 (十三點)
大三 
小三 
年三十 
张三 (張三)
挑三拣四 (挑三揀四)
接二连三 (接二連三)
星期三 
火冒三丈 
第三十 
第三者 
隔三差五 

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  • 4396th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǐ (zhi3)ester

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhǐ (zhi3)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhǐ (zhi3)The component is pronounced as '' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhǐ (zhi3)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

内酯 (內酯)
聚酯 

Uncommon

甘油三酯 
聚氨酯 

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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.