• 376th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 272 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhuǎn (zhuan3)to convey • to forward (mail) • to transfer • to turn • to shift
2. zhuàn (zhuan4)to revolve • to turn • to circle about • to walk about • classifier for turns: revs • classifier for repeated actions

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhuǎn (zhuan3)The component is pronounced as 'zhuān' (zhuan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhuàn (zhuan4)The component is pronounced as 'zhuān' (zhuan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

转发 (轉發)
转盘 (轉盤)
转眼 (轉眼)
转给 (轉給)
转身 (轉身)
转载 (轉載)

Uncommon

中转 (中轉)
反转 (反轉)
右转 (右轉)
回心转意 (回心轉意)
回转 (回轉)
团团转 (團團轉)
天旋地转 (天旋地轉)
好转 (好轉)
婉转 (婉轉)
左转 (左轉)
打转 (打轉)
扭转 (扭轉)
旋转 (旋轉)
晕头转向 (暈頭轉向)
流转 (流轉)
目不转睛 (目不轉睛)
翻转 (翻轉)
辗转 (輾轉)
辗转反侧 (輾轉反側)
转世 (轉世)
转来转去 (轉來轉去)
转入 (轉入)
转动 (轉動)
转化 (轉化)
转台 (轉台)
转向 (轉向)
转告 (轉告)
转圈 (轉圈)
转型 (轉型)
转基因 (轉基因)
转好 (轉好)
转学 (轉學)
转弯 (轉彎)
转念 (轉念)
转悠 (轉悠)
转战 (轉戰)
转折 (轉折)
转折点 (轉折點)
转换 (轉換)
转播 (轉播)
转会 (轉會)
转机 (轉機)
转正 (轉正)
转移 (轉移)
转而 (轉而)
转行 (轉行)
转角 (轉角)
转变 (轉變)
转让 (轉讓)
转卖 (轉賣)
转账 (轉賬)
转车 (轉車)
转转 (轉轉)
转运 (轉運)
转达 (轉達)
转头 (轉頭)
逆转 (逆轉)
运转 (運轉)

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  • 1129th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 101 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shé (she2)to break (e.g. stick or bone) • a loss
2. zhē (zhe1)to turn sth over • to turn upside-down • to tip sth out (of a container)
3. zhé (zhe2)to break • to fracture • to snap • to suffer loss • to bend • to twist • to turn • to change direction • convinced • to convert into (currency) • discount • rebate • tenth (in price) • classifier for theatrical scenes • to fold • accounts book
4. zhé (zhe2)variant of 折[zhe2] • to fold

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shé (she2)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

折磨 
折腾 (折騰)
挫折 

Uncommon

不折不扣 
夭折 
存折 
打折 
折合 
折射 
折扣 
折断 (折斷)
折服 
折叠 (折疊)
折纸 (摺紙)
曲折 
波折 
转折 (轉折)
转折点 (轉折點)
骨折 

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  • 128th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 321 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diǎn (dian3)point • dot • drop • speck • o'clock • point (in space or time) • to draw a dot • to check on a list • to choose • to order (food in a restaurant) • to touch briefly • to hint • to light • to ignite • to pour a liquid drop by drop • (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] • dot stroke in Chinese characters • classifier for items

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

一点 (一點)
差点 (差點)
快点 (快點)
早点 (早點)
有点 (有點)
点亮 (點亮)
点击 (點擊)
点滴 (點滴)

Uncommon

一点儿 (一點兒)
一点点 (一點點)
亮点 (亮點)
优点 (優點)
共同点 (共同點)
加点 (加點)
半点 (半點)
原点 (原點)
地点 (地點)
差一点 (差一點)
几点 (幾點)
弱点 (弱點)
指点 (指點)
斑点 (斑點)
晚点 (晚點)
景点 (景點)
有点儿 (有點兒)
极点 (極點)
标点 (標點)
正点 (正點)
沸点 (沸點)
焦点 (焦點)
热点 (熱點)
特点 (特點)
甜点 (甜點)
盘点 (盤點)
站点 (站點)
终点 (終點)
终点站 (終點站)
网点 (網點)
缺点 (缺點)
装点 (裝點)
要点 (要點)
观点 (觀點)
卖点 (賣點)
起点 (起點)
重点 (重點)
钟点 (鐘點)
零点 (零點)
点儿 (點兒)
点名 (點名)
点子 (點子)
点心 (點心)
点数 (點數)
点火 (點火)
点燃 (點燃)
点球 (點球)
点睛 (點睛)
点缀 (點綴)
点菜 (點菜)
点评 (點評)
点钟 (點鐘)
点头 (點頭)
点点 (點點)
点点滴滴 (點點滴滴)

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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.