• 1425th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 45 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (He2)Holland • the Netherlands • abbr. for 荷蘭|荷兰[He2 lan2]
2. (he2)lotus
3. (he4)to carry on one's shoulder or back • burden • responsibility

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (he2)The component is pronounced as '' (he2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (he4)The component is pronounced as '' (he2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

荷包 
荷兰 (荷蘭)
薄荷 

Uncommon

荷包蛋 
荷尔蒙 (荷爾蒙)
荷花 
荷兰豆 (荷蘭豆)
负荷 (負荷)
超负荷 (超負荷)
重荷 

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  • 872nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 99 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiāng (Qiang1)surname Qiang
2. qiāng (qiang1)gun • firearm • rifle • spear • thing with shape or function similar to a gun • CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1] • to substitute for another person in a test • to knock • classifier for rifle shots

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

手枪 (手槍)
枪口 (槍口)
枪战 (槍戰)
枪手 (槍手)
枪击 (槍擊)
枪击案 (槍擊案)
枪毙 (槍斃)
机枪 (機槍)
金枪鱼 (金槍魚)
开枪 (開槍)

Uncommon

中枪 (中槍)
冷枪 (冷槍)
刀枪 (刀槍)
唇枪舌剑 (唇槍舌劍)
单枪匹马 (單槍匹馬)
打枪 (打槍)
枪崩 (槍崩)
枪支 (槍支)
枪杆子 (槍桿子)
枪械 (槍械)
枪杀 (槍殺)
枪决 (槍決)
枪法 (槍法)
枪版 (槍版)
枪炮 (槍砲)
枪声 (槍聲)
机关枪 (機關槍)
步枪 (步槍)
水枪 (水槍)
火枪 (火槍)
火枪手 (火槍手)
烟枪 (煙槍)
猎枪 (獵槍)
真刀真枪 (真刀真槍)
荷枪实弹 (荷槍實彈)
冲锋枪 (衝鋒槍)
长枪 (長槍)
鸣枪 (鳴槍)

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  • 100th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 218 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (shi2)real • true • honest • really • solid • fruit • seed • definitely

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shí (shi2)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

事实 (事實)
其实 (其實)
实力 (實力)
实在 (實在)
实现 (實現)
现实 (現實)
真实 (真實)
确实 (確實)

Uncommon

不切实际 (不切實際)
充实 (充實)
务实 (務實)
厚实 (厚實)
名副其实 (名副其實)
实名制 (實名制)
实惠 (實惠)
实拍 (實拍)
实施 (實施)
实时 (實時)
实况 (實況)
实物 (實物)
实用 (實用)
实习 (實習)
实行 (實行)
实话 (實話)
实质 (實質)
实践 (實踐)
实际 (實際)
实际上 (實際上)
实验 (實驗)
实验室 (實驗室)
实体 (實體)
忠实 (忠實)
果实 (果實)
朴实 (樸實)
结实 (結實)
老实 (老實)
脚踏实地 (腳踏實地)
落实 (落實)
着实 (著實)
诚实 (誠實)
证实 (證實)
踏实 (踏實)
踏踏实实 (踏踏實實)

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  • 631st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 168 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dàn (dan4)crossball • bullet • shot • shell • ball
2. tán (tan2)to pluck (a string) • to play (a string instrument) • to spring or leap • to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) • (of cotton) to fluff or tease • to flick • to flip • to accuse • to impeach • elastic (of materials)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dàn (dan4)The component is pronounced as 'dān' (dan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for tán (tan2)The component is pronounced as 'dān' (dan1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

反弹 (反彈)
子弹 (子彈)
弹出 (彈出)
弹力 (彈力)
弹性 (彈性)
弹琴 (彈琴)
炸弹 (炸彈)

Uncommon

中弹 (中彈)
催泪弹 (催淚彈)
动弹 (動彈)
动弹不得 (動彈不得)
原子弹 (原子彈)
实弹 (實彈)
导弹 (導彈)
弹丸 (彈丸)
弹匣 (彈匣)
弹唱 (彈唱)
弹奏 (彈奏)
弹弓 (彈弓)
弹指 (彈指)
弹牙 (彈牙)
弹珠 (彈珠)
弹尽粮绝 (彈盡糧絕)
弹簧 (彈簧)
弹药 (彈藥)
弹跳 (彈跳)
弹道 (彈道)
弹雨 (彈雨)
弹头 (彈頭)
手榴弹 (手榴彈)
核弹 (核彈)
炮弹 (炮彈)
照明弹 (照明彈)
防弹 (防彈)

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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.