• 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.

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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  • 738th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 106 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)journey • trip • expedition • to go on long campaign • to attack
2. zhēng (zheng1)to request • to impose (taxes) • to levy (troops) • to draft (for military service) • phenomenon • symptom • characteristic sign (used as proof) • evidence

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhèng' (zheng4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

征战 (征戰)
征服 
征程 
征集 (徵集)
特征 (特徵)
象征 (象徵)

Uncommon

出征 
征地 
征收 
征用 
征询 (征詢)
征途 
征兆 (徵兆)
征婚 (徵婚)
征求 (徵求)
征税 (徵稅)
征稿 (徵稿)
综合征 (綜合徵)
象征性 (象徵性)
远征 (遠征)
远征军 (遠征軍)
长征 (長征)

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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.