• 410th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 492 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. huā (Hua1)surname Hua
2. huā (hua1)flower • blossom • CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4] • fancy pattern • florid • to spend (money, time)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for huā (hua1)The component is pronounced as 'huā' (hua1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for huā (hua1)The component is pronounced as 'huà' (hua4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

桃花运 (桃花運)
烟花 (煙花)
花儿 (花兒)
花园 (花園)
花心 
花生 
花轿 (花轎)
菊花 
雪花 
鲜花 (鮮花)

Uncommon

五花八门 (五花八門)
五花肉 
冰花 
印花 
大丽花 (大麗花)
天花板 
如花 
心花怒放 
拈花惹草 
挑花眼 
提花 
插花 
昙花 (曇花)
昙花一现 (曇花一現)
松花江 
松花蛋 
柳暗花明 
校花 
桂花 
桃花源 
梅花 
棉花 
棉花糖 
樱花 (櫻花)
水仙花 
水花 
浪花 
泪花 (淚花)
火花 
爆米花 
玫瑰花 
白花花 
百合花 
百花齐放 (百花齊放)
盆花 
眼花 
眼花缭乱 (眼花繚亂)
礼花 (禮花)
种花 (種花)
红花 (紅花)
繁花 
绣花 (繡花)
花光 
花卉 
花丛 (花叢)
花名 
花哨 
花坛 (花壇)
花季 
花掉 
花旦 
花期 
花木 
花木兰 (花木蘭)
花朵 
花束 
花枝 
花椒 
花样 (花樣)
花火 
花炮 
花灯 (花燈)
花瓣 
花瓶 
花生米 
花生酱 (花生醬)
花痴 
花盆 
花粉 
花纹 (花紋)
花絮 
花色 
花茶 
花草 
花菜 
花蕾 
花街 
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
花费 (花費)
花车 (花車)
花边 (花邊)
花都 
花都区 (花都區)
花销 (花銷)
花钱 (花錢)
花雕 
花香 
花鸟 (花鳥)
茉莉花 
茶花 
荷花 
菊花茶 
菜花 
落花流水 
葵花 
葵花子 
莲花 (蓮花)
葱花 (蔥花)
兰花 (蘭花)
西兰花 (西蘭花)
豆花 
野花 
锦上添花 (錦上添花)
开花 (開花)
雕花 
零花钱 (零花錢)
青花 
青花瓷 
风花雪月 (風花雪月)
麻花 
黄花 (黃花)

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  • 355th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 288 words
  • Component in 386 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (yan2)words • speech • to say • to talk
2. yán (yan2)"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) • see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yán (yan2)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

留言 
箴言 
言语 (言語)
语言 (語言)
谎言 (謊言)

Uncommon

一言一行 
一言不发 (一言不發)
一言九鼎 
一言难尽 (一言難盡)
三言两语 (三言兩語)
不言而喻 
代言 
代言人 
传言 (傳言)
前言 
千言万语 (千言萬語)
只言片语 (只言片語)
名言 
失言 
妙不可言 
宣言 
寓言 
寡言 
怨言 
恶言 (惡言)
慎言 
扬言 (揚言)
文言文 
方言 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
格言 
流言 
流言蜚语 (流言蜚語)
溢于言表 (溢於言表)
无言 (無言)
无言以对 (無言以對)
甜言 
甜言蜜语 (甜言蜜語)
发言 (發言)
发言人 (發言人)
直言 
真言 
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
总而言之 (總而言之)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
自言自语 (自言自語)
至理名言 
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
言传 (言傳)
言行 
言论 (言論)
言辞 (言辭)
誓言 
诺言 (諾言)
谣言 (謠言)
遗言 (遺言)
预言 (預言)
食言 

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  • 1217th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiǎo (qiao3)opportunely • coincidentally • as it happens • skillful • timely

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

巧克力 
技巧 

Uncommon

乖巧 
小巧 
巧合 
巧妙 
巧妇 (巧婦)
恰巧 
碰巧 

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  • 493rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 427 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu3)dialect • language • speech
2. (yu4)to tell to

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as '' (wu2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (wu2). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin initial.
6. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

无语 (無語)
粤语 (粵語)
絮语 (絮語)
英语 (英語)
华语 (華語)
言语 (言語)
语文 (語文)
语言 (語言)
语录 (語錄)
语音 (語音)

Uncommon

三言两语 (三言兩語)
佛语 (佛語)
俄语 (俄語)
俗语 (俗語)
千言万语 (千言萬語)
口语 (口語)
口头语 (口頭語)
古语 (古語)
只言片语 (只言片語)
咒语 (咒語)
呓语 (囈語)
国语 (國語)
外国语 (外國語)
外语 (外語)
密语 (密語)
导语 (導語)
德语 (德語)
恶语 (惡語)
意大利语 (意大利語)
成语 (成語)
手语 (手語)
批语 (批語)
日语 (日語)
标语 (標語)
歇后语 (歇後語)
母语 (母語)
法语 (法語)
泰语 (泰語)
流言蜚语 (流言蜚語)
汉语 (漢語)
甜言蜜语 (甜言蜜語)
用语 (用語)
短语 (短語)
私语 (私語)
笑语 (笑語)
细语 (細語)
耳语 (耳語)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
自言自语 (自言自語)
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
术语 (術語)
西班牙语 (西班牙語)
评语 (評語)
词语 (詞語)
话语 (話語)
语句 (語句)
语意 (語意)
语气 (語氣)
语法 (語法)
语无伦次 (語無倫次)
语种 (語種)
语调 (語調)
语重心长 (語重心長)
论语 (論語)
谚语 (諺語)
谜语 (謎語)
闽南语 (閩南語)
双语 (雙語)
韩语 (韓語)

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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.