• 35th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.34% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 222 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
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3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. néng (Neng2)surname Neng
2. néng (neng2)to be able to • to be capable of • ability • capability • able • capable • can possibly • (usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

功能 
可能 
能力 
能够 (能夠)

Uncommon

佳能 
尽可能 (儘可能)
可能性 
多功能 
太阳能 (太陽能)
性能 
技能 
智能 
本能 
欲罢不能 (欲罷不能)
潜能 (潛能)
无能 (無能)
无能为力 (無能為力)
节能 (節能)
能否 
能干 (能幹)
能手 
能源 
能见度 (能見度)
能量 

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  • 153rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 234 words
  • Component in 60 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàn (jian4)to see • to meet • to appear (to be sth) • to interview
2. xiàn (xian4)to appear

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiōng' (jiong1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'xiàn' (xian4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for xiàn (xian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for xiàn (xian4)The component is pronounced as 'xiàn' (xian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

再见 (再見)
梦见 (夢見)
意见 (意見)
看见 (看見)
听见 (聽見)
见到 (見到)
见面 (見面)
遇见 (遇見)

Uncommon

一见如故 (一見如故)
不见 (不見)
不见不散 (不見不散)
不见得 (不見得)
主见 (主見)
偏见 (偏見)
回见 (回見)
常见 (常見)
接见 (接見)
撞见 (撞見)
明天见 (明天見)
会见 (會見)
相见 (相見)
相见恨晚 (相見恨晚)
眼见 (眼見)
碰见 (碰見)
罕见 (罕見)
能见度 (能見度)
见效 (見效)
见义勇为 (見義勇為)
见习生 (見習生)
见闻 (見聞)
见解 (見解)
见谅 (見諒)
见证 (見證)
见识 (見識)
见鬼 (見鬼)
视而不见 (視而不見)
详见 (詳見)
远见 (遠見)
难得一见 (難得一見)
预见 (預見)

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  • 184th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 292 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (du4)to pass • to spend (time) • measure • limit • extent • degree of intensity • degree (angles, temperature etc) • kilowatt-hour • classifier for events and occurrences
2. duó (duo2)to estimate

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

速度 

Uncommon

一度 
再度 
制度 
力度 
印度 
国度 (國度)
季度 
尺度 
年度 
度假 
度过 (度過)
强度 (強度)
态度 (態度)
极度 (極度)
深度 
温度 (溫度)
浓度 (濃度)
百度 
程度 
能见度 (能見度)
虚度 (虛度)
角度 
进度 (進度)
过度 (過度)
适度 (適度)
长度 (長度)
难度 (難度)
风度 (風度)
高度 

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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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