• 3678th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. běn (ben3)benzene • benzol (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for běn (ben3)The component is pronounced as 'běn' (ben3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

二甲苯 
苯酚 

Uncommon

甲苯 
聚苯乙烯 
苯丙氨酸 
苯丙胺 
苯基 
苯甲酸 
苯胺 

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  • 1104th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 145 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎ (jia3)first of the ten heavenly stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] • (used for an unspecified person or thing) • first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) • armor plating • shell or carapace • (of the fingers or toes) nail • bladed leather or metal armor (old) • ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) • civil administration unit (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiǎ (jia3)The component is pronounced as 'jiōng' (jiong1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

指甲 
马甲 (馬甲)

Uncommon

指甲油 
甲乙 
甲亢 
甲子 
甲方 
甲板 
甲状 (甲狀)
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)
甲第 
甲醇 
甲醛 
甲骨文 
盔甲 
穿山甲 
美甲 
花甲 
装甲 (裝甲)
趾甲 
铠甲 (鎧甲)
铁甲 (鐵甲)
马六甲 (馬六甲)
鳞甲 (鱗甲)

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  • 1454th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 232 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suān (suan1)sour • sore • ache • acid

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for suān (suan1)The component is pronounced as '' (si1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

心酸 
辛酸 
酸奶 
酸痛 

Uncommon

乳酸 
乳酸菌 
亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
寒酸 
柠檬酸 (檸檬酸)
氨基酸 
泛酸 
玻尿酸 
甜酸 
硫酸 
硼酸 
碳酸 
胃酸 
脂肪酸 
色氨酸 
草酸 
叶酸 (葉酸)
酸乳 
酸性 
酸梅 
酸涩 (酸澀)
酸甜苦辣 
酸菜 

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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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