• 1413th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)shoulder • to shoulder (responsibilities etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

肩膀 

Uncommon

并肩 (並肩)
单肩包 (單肩包)
披肩 
肩并肩 (肩並肩)
肩带 (肩帶)
肩负 (肩負)

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  • 141st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bìng (bing4)and • furthermore • also • together with • (not) at all • simultaneously • to combine • to join • to merge
2. bìng (bing4)to combine • to amalgamate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bìng (bing4)The component is pronounced as '' (ba1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for bìng (bing4)The component is pronounced as '' (ba1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

并不 (並不)
并且 (並且)

Uncommon

一并 (一並)
并存 (並存)
并肩 (並肩)
合并 (合並)

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  • 1413th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)shoulder • to shoulder (responsibilities etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

肩膀 

Uncommon

并肩 (並肩)
单肩包 (單肩包)
披肩 
肩并肩 (肩並肩)
肩带 (肩帶)
肩负 (肩負)

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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.