• 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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  • 3022nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ān (an1)ammonia

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ān (an1)The component is pronounced as 'ān' (an1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

氨基酸 

Uncommon

天冬氨酸 
氨基 
聚氨酯 
色氨酸 
苯丙氨酸 
赖氨酸 (賴氨酸)
转氨酶 (轉氨酶)

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  • 3052nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. méi (mei2)enzyme • ferment

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for méi (mei2)The component is pronounced as 'měi' (mei3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for méi (mei2)The component is pronounced as '' (mu3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

消化酶 

Uncommon

聚合酶 
胃蛋白酶 
辅酶 (輔酶)
转氨酶 (轉氨酶)
酶原 

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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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