• 905th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zàng (Zang4)Tibet • Xizang 西藏
2. cáng (cang2)to conceal • to hide away • to harbor • to store • to collect
3. zàng (zang4)storehouse • depository • Buddhist or Taoist scripture

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cáng (cang2)The component is pronounced as 'zāng' (zang1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for cáng (cang2)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for cáng (cang2)The component is pronounced as 'chǎng' (chang3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for zàng (zang4)The component is pronounced as 'zāng' (zang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for zàng (zang4)The component is pronounced as 'chǎng' (chang3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

收藏 
 
隐藏 (隱藏)

Medium Frequency

冷藏 
埋藏 
宝藏 (寶藏)
捉迷藏 
掩藏 
暗藏 
珍藏 
卧虎藏龙 (臥虎藏龍)
藏族 
藏獒 
蕴藏 (蘊藏)
西藏 
躲藏 
青藏 
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  • 549th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 76 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (zu2)race • nationality • ethnicity • clan • by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

上班族 
家族 
 
民族 

Medium Frequency

一族 
哈尼族 
单身贵族 (單身貴族)
回族 
土家族 
壮族 (壯族)
彝族 (彞族)
族群 
族谱 (族譜)
月光族 
朝鲜族 (朝鮮族)
民族主义 (民族主義)
水族 
水族箱 
水族馆 (水族館)
满族 (滿族)
汉族 (漢族)
瑶族 (瑤族)
白族 
皇族 
种族 (種族)
纳西族 (納西族)
维吾尔族 (維吾爾族)
维族 (維族)
羌族 
苗族 
蒙古族 
藏族 
贵族 (貴族)
追星族 
部族 
黎族 
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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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