1. 老
  2. 當
  3. 益
  4. 壯

老

Previous (化)Next (给)
  • 179th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.12% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 276 words
  • Component in 71 characters

Decomposition

1Once
老→
耂匕
2Radical
老→
老old
3Graphical
老→
耂乚㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lǎo (lao3)prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity • old (of people) • venerable (person) • experienced • of long standing • always • all the time • of the past • very • outdated • (of meat etc) tough

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 老 lǎo (lao3)The component 老 is pronounced as 'lǎo' (lao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

老 also appears in:
老鳍姥嗜佬耆耄铑蓍耋栳粩蛯耈荖鬐螧都者教考著诸署绪储猪赌孝屠堵睹煮烤奢暑嘟哮拷躇薯曙酵铐褚赭渚箸潴锗禇楮橥翥槠栲阇諸覩豬緒藷陼硣耇闍鲓鷵耊蠩

Example Words

Common

老公 
老婆 
老妈 (老媽)
老子 
老家 
老师 (老師)
老爸 
老板 (老闆)

Uncommon

偕老 
古老 
回老家 
年老 
白头偕老 (白頭偕老)
老人 
老人家 
老化 
老外 
老大 
老天 
老天爷 (老天爺)
老太 
老太太 
老娘 
老实 (老實)
老年 
老年人 
老弟 
老早 
老是 
老板娘 
老汉 (老漢)
老爷 (老爺)
老爷爷 (老爺爺)
老百姓 
老虎 
老乡 (老鄉)
老头 (老頭)
老头子 (老頭子)
老鼠 
苍老 (蒼老)
衰老 
养老 (養老)
养老金 (養老金)

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當

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  • 71st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 205 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
當→
No glyph available田
2Radical
當→
⺌small冖cover口mouth田field
3Graphical
當→
丨丷冖口冂一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dāng (dang1)to be • to act as • manage • withstand • when • during • ought • should • match equally • equal • same • obstruct • just at (a time or place) • on the spot • right • just at
2. dàng (dang4)at or in the very same... • suitable • adequate • fitting • proper • to replace • to regard as • to think • to pawn • (coll.) to fail (a student)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

當 also appears in:
簹礑

Example Words

Common

当下 (當下)
当中 (當中)
当初 (當初)
当前 (當前)
当地 (當地)
当年 (當年)
当成 (當成)
当时 (當時)
当然 (當然)
相当 (相當)
适当 (適當)
麦当劳 (麥當勞)

Uncommon

上当 (上當)
不当 (不當)
了当 (了當)
亚当 (亞當)
便当 (便當)
充当 (充當)
叮当 (叮當)
妥当 (妥當)
家当 (家當)
得当 (得當)
恰当 (恰當)
应当 (應當)
担当 (擔當)
正当 (正當)
理所当然 (理所當然)
当上 (當上)
当之无愧 (當之無愧)
当事人 (當事人)
当今 (當今)
当代 (當代)
当作 (當作)
当做 (當做)
当兵 (當兵)
当场 (當場)
当天 (當天)
当家 (當家)
当局 (當局)
当心 (當心)
当日 (當日)
当晚 (當晚)
当归 (當歸)
当当 (當當)
当真 (當真)
当众 (當眾)
当红 (當紅)
当街 (當街)
当道 (當道)
当选 (當選)
当面 (當面)
相当于 (相當於)
麦当娜 (麥當娜)

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益

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  • 648th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
益→
No glyph available皿
2Radical
益→
丷eight/divide一one八eight/divide皿dish
3Graphical
益→
丷一八冂丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yì (Yi4)surname Yi
2. yì (yi4)benefit • profit • advantage • beneficial • to increase • to add • all the more

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 益 yì (yi4)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

益 also appears in:
溢隘谥缢镒蠲嗌鎰齸賹鷁謚螠

Example Words

Common

公益 
利益 

Uncommon

受益 
延年益寿 (延年益壽)
收益 
收益率 
效益 
日益 
有益 
权益 (權益)
无益 (無益)
益友 
益智 
益处 (益處)
益阳 (益陽)
精益求精 

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壯

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  • 1430th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
壯→
爿士
2Radical
壯→
爿split wood士scholar
3Graphical
壯→
爿一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhuàng (Zhuang4)Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group • Zhuang: Bouxcuengh
2. zhuàng (zhuang4)to strengthen • strong • robust

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

壯 also appears in:
奘裝莊

Example Words

Common

壮大 (壯大)
壮观 (壯觀)
强壮 (強壯)
理直气壮 (理直氣壯)
茁壮 (茁壯)

Uncommon

健壮 (健壯)
壮士 (壯士)
壮年 (壯年)
壮志 (壯志)
壮族 (壯族)
壮烈 (壯烈)
壮美 (壯美)
壮举 (壯舉)
壮丽 (壯麗)
悲壮 (悲壯)
气壮山河 (氣壯山河)
波澜壮阔 (波瀾壯闊)
粗壮 (粗壯)
老当益壮 (老當益壯)
豪言壮语 (豪言壯語)
雄壮 (雄壯)

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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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