• 252nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 104 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guǎn (Guan3)surname Guan
2. guǎn (guan3)to take care (of) • to control • to manage • to be in charge of • to look after • to run • to care about • tube • pipe • (spoken) to • towards

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for guǎn (guan3)The component is pronounced as 'guān' (guan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

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Example Words

High Frequency

不管 
 

Medium Frequency

主管 
保管 
尽管 (儘管)
吸管 
城管 
心血管 
水管 
监管 (監管)
管制 
管家 
管教 
管理 
管理员 (管理員)
管用 
管道 
血管 
钢管 (鋼管)
高管 
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  • 191st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 128 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiào (Jiao4)surname Jiao
2. jiāo (jiao1)to teach
3. jiào (jiao4)religion • teaching • to make • to cause • to tell

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiāo (jiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiào (jiao4)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
教室 
教授 
教育 

Medium Frequency

佛教 
基督教 
外教 
宗教 
家教 
指教 
支教 
教主 
教务 (教務)
教堂 
教学 (教學)
教学楼 (教學樓)
教官 
教导 (教導)
教师 (教師)
教书 (教書)
教会 (教會)
教材 
教条 (教條)
教父 
教科书 (教科書)
教程 
教练 (教練)
教育部 
教训 (教訓)
教诲 (教誨)
教养 (教養)
求教 
异教徒 (異教徒)
管教 
胎教 
说教 (說教)
调教 (調教)
请教 (請教)
道教 
领教 (領教)
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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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