1. 腌

腌

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  • 4206th most frequent character
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  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
腌→
月奄
2Radical
腌→
月moon大big日sun/day丨line乚second
3Graphical
腌→
冂二人一口一丨乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yān (yan1)variant of 醃|腌[yan1]
2. yān (yan1)to salt • to pickle • to cure (meat) • to marinade

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 腌 yān (yan1)The component 奄 is pronounced as 'yān' (yan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 腌 yān (yan1)The component 奄 is pronounced as 'yān' (yan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 腌 yān (yan1)The component 奄 is pronounced as 'yǎn' (yan3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 腌 yān (yan1)The component 月 is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.
5. Pronunciation clue for 腌 yān (yan1)The component 乚 is pronounced as 'yà' (ya4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

腌制 (腌製)

Uncommon

腌渍 (腌漬)
腌肉 (醃肉)

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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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