• 205th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 196 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lún (lun2)the Analects (of Confucius)
2. lùn (lun4)by the • per • theory • to discuss • to talk (about) • to discuss

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lún (lun2)The component is pronounced as 'lún' (lun2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for lùn (lun4)The component is pronounced as 'lún' (lun2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

不论 (不論)
无论 (無論)
理论 (理論)
讨论 (討論)
评论 (評論)
论坛 (論壇)

Uncommon

定论 (定論)
争论 (爭論)
结论 (結論)
言论 (言論)
讨论区 (討論區)
评论家 (評論家)
谈论 (談論)
论战 (論戰)
论文 (論文)
论语 (論語)
论证 (論證)
议论 (議論)
舆论 (輿論)
辩论 (辯論)

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  • 1804th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 30 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tán (tan2)altar
2. tán (tan2)earthen jar

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tán (tan2)The component is pronounced as 'dǎn' (dan3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for tán (tan2)The component is pronounced as '' (tu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for tán (tan2)The component is pronounced as 'tóu' (tou2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

论坛 (論壇)

Uncommon

地坛 (地壇)
天坛 (天壇)
文坛 (文壇)
乐坛 (樂壇)
歌坛 (歌壇)
花坛 (花壇)
讲坛 (講壇)
足坛 (足壇)
体坛 (體壇)

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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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