• 2340th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiān (qian1)modest

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qiān (qian1)The component is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

谦虚 (謙虛)

Uncommon

谦卑 (謙卑)
谦和 (謙和)
谦恭 (謙恭)
谦让 (謙讓)
谦逊 (謙遜)

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  • 2055th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 25 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bēi (bei1)low • base • vulgar • inferior • humble

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

卑微 
自卑 

Uncommon

不卑不亢 
卑劣 
卑贱 (卑賤)
卑鄙 
谦卑 (謙卑)
阿尔卑斯 (阿爾卑斯)

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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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