• 2102nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiān (xian1)fine • delicate • minute

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiān (xian1)The component is pronounced as 'xiān' (xian1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

纤细 (纖細)
纤维 (纖維)
纤维素 (纖維素)

Uncommon

光纤 (光纖)
化纤 (化纖)
纤尘不染 (纖塵不染)
纤弱 (纖弱)
纤手 (纖手)
纤瘦 (纖瘦)
纤纤 (纖纖)
纤腰 (纖腰)

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  • 1456th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yāo (yao1)waist • lower back • pocket • middle • loins

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yāo (yao1)The component is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

腰围 (腰圍)
腰带 (腰帶)
腰部 

Uncommon

弯腰 (彎腰)
懒腰 (懶腰)
撑腰 (撐腰)
束腰 
腰包 
腰子 
腰果 
腰椎 
腰缠万贯 (腰纏萬貫)
裤腰带 (褲腰帶)

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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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