• 272nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 339 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kōng (kong1)empty • air • sky • in vain
2. kòng (kong4)to empty • vacant • unoccupied • space • leisure • free time

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kōng (kong1)The component is pronounced as 'gōng' (gong1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for kòng (kong4)The component is pronounced as 'gōng' (gong1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

天空 
星空 
时空 (時空)
有空 
空气 (空氣)
空虚 (空虛)
空调 (空調)
空间 (空間)
航空 

Uncommon

上空 
人去楼空 (人去樓空)
半空 
填空 
夜空 
天马行空 (天馬行空)
太空 
孙悟空 (孫悟空)
悟空 
抽空 
挖空 
横空 (橫空)
海阔天空 (海闊天空)
清空 
真空 
空中 
空位 
空前 
空姐 
空想 
空战 (空戰)
空手 
空旷 (空曠)
空洞 
空无一人 (空無一人)
空白 
空空 
空空荡荡 (空空盪盪)
空腹 
空落落 
空荡荡 (空蕩蕩)
空话 (空話)
空军 (空軍)
空运 (空運)
空闲 (空閒)
空降 
空隙 
空头 (空頭)
空余 (空餘)
落空 
虚空 (虛空)
镂空 (鏤空)
腾空 (騰空)
高空 

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  • 474th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tán (Tan2)surname Tan
2. tán (tan2)to speak • to talk • to converse • to chat • to discuss

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tán (tan2)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for tán (tan2)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

交谈 (交談)
笑谈 (笑談)
访谈 (訪談)
谈恋爱 (談戀愛)
谈话 (談話)
谈谈 (談談)
谈论 (談論)

Uncommon

侃侃而谈 (侃侃而談)
健谈 (健談)
大谈 (大談)
座谈 (座談)
座谈会 (座談會)
畅谈 (暢談)
会谈 (會談)
洽谈 (洽談)
空谈 (空談)
言谈 (言談)
谈判 (談判)
谈到 (談到)
谈吐 (談吐)
谈天 (談天)
谈天说地 (談天說地)
谈心 (談心)
谈情说爱 (談情說愛)
长谈 (長談)
闲谈 (閑談)
杂谈 (雜談)
面谈 (面談)

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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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