• 4206th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

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 yān (yan1)The component is pronounced as 'yān' (yan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for yān (yan1)The component is pronounced as 'yān' (yan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for yān (yan1)The component is pronounced as 'yǎn' (yan3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for yān (yan1)The component is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.
5. Pronunciation clue for yān (yan1)The component is pronounced as '' (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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  • 163rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.13% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 296 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhì (zhi4)system • to control • to regulate • variant of 製|制[zhi4]
2. zhì (zhi4)to manufacture • to make

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

制度 
实名制 (實名制)
控制 
自制 
制作 (製作)
制造 (製造)
录制 (錄製)
限制 

Uncommon

乳制品 (乳製品)
克制 
制动 (制動)
制定 
制式 
制服 
制止 
制约 (制約)
制药 (制藥)
制衡 
制裁 
制订 (制訂)
制造业 (制造業)
压制 (壓制)
奶制品 (奶製品)
定制 (定製)
专制 (專制)
强制 (強制)
抑制 
抵制 
拟制 (擬製)
木制 (木製)
机制 (機制)
法制 
炮制 
无限制 (無限制)
特制 
牵制 (牽制)
监制 (監製)
研制 (研製)
管制 
节制 (節制)
编制 (編製)
缝制 (縫製)
绘制 (繪製)
腌制 (腌製)
自制力 
制品 (製品)
制成 (製成)
制片人 (製片人)
制造商 (製造商)
制造者 (製造者)
复制 (複製)
订制 (訂製)
调制 (調制)
遏制 
体制 (體制)

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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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