• 885th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 126 words
  • Component in 110 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ěr (er3)ear • handle (archaeology) • and that is all (classical Chinese)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ěr (er3)The component is pronounced as 'èr' (er4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for ěr (er3)The component is pronounced as 'ěr' (er3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

耳朵 
耳机 (耳機)

Uncommon

刺耳 
土耳其 
木耳 
耳光 
耳垂 
耳塞 
耳屎 
耳洞 
耳环 (耳環)
耳目一新 
耳聋 (耳聾)
耳膜 
耳语 (耳語)
耳边风 (耳邊風)
耳钉 (耳釘)
耳鸣 (耳鳴)
耳麦 (耳麥)
银耳 (銀耳)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)
黑木耳 

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  • 316th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 198 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. biān (bian1)side • edge • margin • border • boundary • CL:個|个[ge4] • simultaneously
2. bian (bian5)suffix of a noun of locality

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

一边 (一邊)
周边 (周邊)
旁边 (旁邊)
身边 (身邊)

Uncommon

右边 (右邊)
外边 (外邊)
天边 (天邊)
左边 (左邊)
床边 (床邊)
后边 (後邊)
东边 (東邊)
江边 (江邊)
河边 (河邊)
海边 (海邊)
湖边 (湖邊)
无边 (無邊)
花边 (花邊)
里边 (裡邊)
西边 (西邊)
路边 (路邊)
这边 (這邊)
边儿 (邊兒)
边境 (邊境)
边度 (邊度)
边界 (邊界)
边缘 (邊緣)
边际 (邊際)
那边 (那邊)
靠边 (靠邊)

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  • 348th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 420 words
  • Component in 29 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fēng (feng1)wind • news • style • custom • manner • CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fēng (feng1)The component is pronounced as 'fill' (fill). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for fēng (feng1)The component is pronounced as 'fēng' (feng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

微风 (微風)
顺风 (順風)
风光 (風光)
风向 (風向)
风尚 (風尚)
风情 (風情)
风景 (風景)
风暴 (風暴)
风格 (風格)
风流 (風流)
风声 (風聲)
风采 (風采)
风险 (風險)
风雨 (風雨)
风云 (風雲)

Uncommon

一帆风顺 (一帆風順)
上风 (上風)
下风 (下風)
世风 (世風)
中风 (中風)
乘风 (乘風)
作风 (作風)
伤风 (傷風)
兜风 (兜風)
出风头 (出風頭)
古风 (古風)
吹冷风 (吹冷風)
吹风机 (吹風機)
呼风唤雨 (呼風喚雨)
和风 (和風)
大风 (大風)
威风 (威風)
屏风 (屏風)
意气风发 (意氣風發)
抽风 (抽風)
捕风捉影 (捕風捉影)
采风 (採風)
接风 (接風)
放风 (放風)
文风 (文風)
旋风 (旋風)
暖风 (暖風)
暴风 (暴風)
暴风雨 (暴風雨)
暴风雪 (暴風雪)
有风 (有風)
树欲静而风不止 (樹欲靜而風不止)
民风 (民風)
海风 (海風)
清风 (清風)
狂风 (狂風)
疾风 (疾風)
痛风 (痛風)
白癜风 (白癜風)
台风 (臺風)
迎风 (迎風)
逆风 (逆風)
通风 (通風)
避风 (避風)
避风港 (避風港)
阵风 (陣風)
随风 (隨風)
电吹风 (電吹風)
电风扇 (電風扇)
顺风车 (順風車)
风干 (風乾)
风俗 (風俗)
风信子 (風信子)
风力 (風力)
风化 (風化)
风口 (風口)
风向标 (風向標)
风吹雨打 (風吹雨打)
风味 (風味)
风和日丽 (風和日麗)
风土 (風土)
风尘 (風塵)
风姿 (風姿)
风寒 (風寒)
风帆 (風帆)
风度 (風度)
风月 (風月)
风气 (風氣)
风水 (風水)
风水轮流转 (風水輪流轉)
风沙 (風沙)
风油精 (風油精)
风波 (風波)
风浪 (風浪)
风潮 (風潮)
风湿 (風濕)
风筝 (風箏)
风范 (風範)
风花雪月 (風花雪月)
风华 (風華)
风华正茂 (風華正茂)
风行 (風行)
风衣 (風衣)
风调雨顺 (風調雨順)
风貌 (風貌)
风趣 (風趣)
风车 (風車)
风速 (風速)
风雨同舟 (風雨同舟)
风雨无阻 (風雨無阻)
风霜 (風霜)
风靡 (風靡)
风韵 (風韻)
风头 (風頭)
风风火火 (風風火火)
风骚 (風騷)
风骨 (風骨)
刮风 (颳風)
飓风 (颶風)
麦克风 (麥克風)
龙卷风 (龍捲風)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.