• 1177th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zàn (zan4)variant of 贊|赞 • to praise
2. zàn (zan4)to patronize • to support • to praise

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

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Medium Frequency

称赞 (稱讚)
赞同 (讚同)
赞扬 (讚揚)
赞美 (讚美)
赞赏 (讚賞)
赞助 (贊助)
赞叹 (贊嘆)
赞成 (贊成)
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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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