• 177th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.12% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 212 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
N/AN/AN/ANo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. biǎo (biao3)exterior surface • family relationship via females • to show (one's opinion) • a model • a table (listing information) • a form • a meter (measuring sth)
2. biǎo (biao3)wrist or pocket watch

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

代表 
发表 (發表)
表情 
表态 (表態)
表演 
表现 (表現)
表示 
表达 (表達)

Uncommon

外表 
手表 (手錶)
表哥 
表妹 
表姐 
表弟 
表扬 (表揚)
表明 
表白 
表皮 
表面 

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  • 300th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
knifemouthlinewrapNo glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàng (xiang4)elephant • CL:隻|只[zhi1] • shape • form • appearance • to imitate

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

印象 
对象 (對象)
形象 
想象 
气象 (氣象)
现象 (現象)

Uncommon

假象 
印象深刻 
大象 
好象 
想象力 
抽象 
景象 
气象台 (氣象台)
万象 (萬象)
表象 
象征 (象徵)
象棋 
迹象 (跡象)

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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.