1. 细
  2. 嚼
  3. 慢
  4. 咽

细

Previous (止)Next (愿)
  • 597th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 157 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
细→
纟田
2Radical
细→
纟silk田field
3Graphical
细→
㇛一冂一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xì (xi4)thin or slender • finely particulate • thin and soft • fine • delicate • trifling • (of a sound) quiet • frugal

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 细 xì (xi4)The component 纟 is pronounced as 'sī' (si1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

仔细 (仔細)
细节 (細節)
细胞 (細胞)
细腻 (細膩)
详细 (詳細)

Uncommon

心细 (心細)
明细 (明細)
粗细 (粗細)
精打细算 (精打細算)
精细 (精細)
细分 (細分)
细嚼慢咽 (細嚼慢咽)
细嫩 (細嫩)
细密 (細密)
细微 (細微)
细心 (細心)
细数 (細數)
细水长流 (細水長流)
细致 (細緻)
细菌 (細菌)
细语 (細語)
细长 (細長)
细雨 (細雨)
纤细 (纖細)

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嚼

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Previous (硫)Next (羡)
  • 2725th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
嚼→
口爵
2Radical
嚼→
口mouth爫claw/talon罒net丨line彐pig snout乚second丶dot寸thumb
3Graphical
嚼→
口爫口丨丨㇕二乚丶𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiáo (jiao2)to chew • also pr. [jue2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 嚼 jiáo (jiao2)The component 爵 is pronounced as 'jué' (jue2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 嚼 jiáo (jiao2)The component 彐 is pronounced as 'jì' (ji4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

咀嚼 

Uncommon

细嚼慢咽 (細嚼慢咽)

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慢

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Previous (伯)Next (欧)
  • 820th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
慢→
忄曼
2Radical
慢→
忄heart日sun/day罒net又right hand
3Graphical
慢→
丨八口一口丨㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. màn (man4)slow

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 慢 màn (man4)The component 曼 is pronounced as 'màn' (man4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

慢慢 

Uncommon

傲慢 
怠慢 
慢性 
缓慢 (緩慢)

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咽

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Previous (畜)Next (披)
  • 2027th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
咽→
口因
2Radical
咽→
口mouth囗enclosure大big
3Graphical
咽→
口冂一人一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yān (yan1)narrow pass • throat • pharynx
2. yàn (yan4)to swallow
3. yè (ye4)to choke (in crying)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 咽 yān (yan1)The component 因 is pronounced as 'yīn' (yin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 咽 yàn (yan4)The component 因 is pronounced as 'yīn' (yin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 咽 yè (ye4)The component 因 is pronounced as 'yīn' (yin1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

咽喉 

Uncommon

吞咽 
咽下 
咽炎 
哽咽 
呜咽 (嗚咽)
狼吞虎咽 
细嚼慢咽 (細嚼慢咽)

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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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