1. 精
  2. 英

精

Previous (断)Next (满)
  • 435th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 190 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
精→
米青
2Radical
精→
米rice青green/blue
3Graphical
精→
一丨八丷龶冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jīng (jing1)essence • extract • vitality • energy • semen • sperm • mythical goblin spirit • highly perfected • elite • the pick of sth • proficient (refined ability) • extremely (fine) • selected rice (archaic)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 精 jīng (jing1)The component 青 is pronounced as 'qīng' (qing1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

精彩 
精神 
精美 
精选 (精選)
龙马精神 (龍馬精神)

Uncommon

味精 
妖精 
精力 
精品 
精心 
精明 
精准 (精準)
精神病 
精致 (精緻)
精英 
精华 (精華)
精进 (精進)
精灵 (精靈)
酒精 

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英

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  • 371st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 124 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
英→
艹央
2Radical
英→
艹grass大big冂upside down box
3Graphical
英→
艹人一冂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yīng (Ying1)United Kingdom • British • England • English • abbr. for 英國|英国[Ying1 guo2]
2. yīng (ying1)brave

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 英 yīng (ying1)The component 央 is pronounced as 'yāng' (yang1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

英 also appears in:
瑛韺锳

Example Words

Common

英语 (英語)
英雄 

Uncommon

精英 
英俊 
英勇 
英国 (英國)
英国人 (英國人)
英寸 
英文 
英明 
英超 
英镑 (英鎊)
蒲公英 
蔡英文 
马英九 (馬英九)

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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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