• 1607th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 64 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gāng (gang1)steel

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gāng (gang1)The component is pronounced as 'gāng' (gang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

钢琴 (鋼琴)
钢铁 (鋼鐵)

Uncommon

宝钢 (寶鋼)
恨铁不成钢 (恨鐡不成鋼)
炼钢 (煉鋼)
钢刀 (鋼刀)
钢厂 (鋼廠)
钢材 (鋼材)
钢板 (鋼板)
钢琴家 (鋼琴家)
钢琴师 (鋼琴師)
钢笔 (鋼筆)
钢筋 (鋼筋)
钢管 (鋼管)
钢丝 (鋼絲)

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  • 1024th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 112 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (si1)silk • thread • trace • CL:條|条[tiao2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (si1)The component is pronounced as '' (mi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

粉丝 (粉絲)

Uncommon

爱丽丝 (愛麗絲)
抽丝 (抽絲)
拔丝 (拔絲)
真丝 (真絲)
丝巾 (絲巾)
丝带 (絲帶)
丝毫 (絲毫)
丝瓜 (絲瓜)
丝绸 (絲綢)
丝袜 (絲襪)
肉丝 (肉絲)
蕾丝 (蕾絲)
藕断丝连 (藕斷絲連)
螺丝 (螺絲)
螺丝刀 (螺絲刀)
蚕丝 (蠶絲)
钢丝 (鋼絲)
铁丝 (鐵絲)
雨丝 (雨絲)
青丝 (青絲)

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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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