• 2140th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tán (Tan2)surname Tan
2. tán (tan2)variant of 談|谈[tan2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tán (tan2)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

谭咏麟 (譚詠麟)

Uncommon

天方夜谭 (天方夜譚)

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  • 3463rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
mouthN/AN/ANo glyph availabledot
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǒng (yong3)to sing

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yǒng (yong3)The component is pronounced as 'yǒng' (yong3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

谭咏麟 (譚詠麟)

Uncommon

吟咏 (吟詠)
歌咏 (歌詠)
袁咏仪 (袁詠儀)
咏叹调 (詠嘆調)
咏春 (詠春)
咏春拳 (詠春拳)

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  • 2746th 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. lín (lin2)female unicorn • see 麒麟

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lín (lin2)The component 鹿 is pronounced as '' (lu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

麒麟 

Uncommon

谭咏麟 (譚詠麟)
凤毛麟角 (鳳毛麟角)

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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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