• 4241st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
bamboopig snoutwrapNo glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhuàn (zhuan4)seal (of office) • seal script (a calligraphic style) • the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆 • writing in seal script

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhuàn (zhuan4)The component is pronounced as 'tuàn' (tuan4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

篆刻 

Uncommon

小篆 
篆书 (篆書)

RareShow 6

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.