• 1406th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 43 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.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

不甘心 
心甘情愿 (心甘情願)
甘心 
甘于 (甘於)
甘油 
甘甜 
甘肃 (甘肅)
甘草 
甘蔗 
甘愿 (甘願)
阿甘正传 (阿甘正傳)
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  • 598th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuàn (yuan4)to hope • to wish • to desire • hoped-for • ready • willing • sincere

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yuàn (yuan4)The component is pronounced as 'yuán' (yuan2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for yuàn (yuan4)The component is pronounced as '' (ye4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

心愿 (心願)
 ()
愿意 (願意)
愿望 (願望)

Medium Frequency

一厢情愿 (一廂情願)
但愿 (但願)
如愿 (如願)
宁愿 (寧願)
心甘情愿 (心甘情願)
志愿者 (志願者)
情愿 (情願)
意愿 (意願)
祝愿 (祝願)
许愿 (許願)
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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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