• 2100th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yàn (yan4)colorful • splendid • gaudy • amorous • romantic • to envy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yàn (yan4)The component is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

惊艳 (驚艷)
鲜艳 (鮮艷)

Uncommon

冷艳 (冷艷)
妖艳 (妖艷)
艳羡 (艷羨)
艳丽 (艷麗)

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  • 2726th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàn (xian4)to envy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiàn (xian4)The component is pronounced as 'qiàn' (qian4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

羡慕 (羨慕)

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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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