• 2974th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāng (Xiang1)surname Xiang
2. xiāng (xiang1)to help • to assist • mutual assistance • to rush into or up • to raise or hold up • high • tall • old variant of 欀 • chariot horse (old) • change (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāng (xiang1)The component is pronounced as 'xuān' (xuan1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

襄樊 
襄阳 (襄陽)

Uncommon

共襄盛举 (共襄盛舉)

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  • 3276th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fán (Fan2)surname Fan
2. fán (fan2)cage • fence

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fán (fan2)The component is pronounced as 'fill' (fill). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Uncommon

襄樊 

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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.