• 2095th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liàn (lian4)chain • lead or tin ore

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for liàn (lian4)The component is pronounced as 'lián' (lian2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

链接 (鏈接)

Uncommon

手链 (手鏈)
拉链 (拉鏈)
产业链 (產業鏈)
链子 (鏈子)
链条 (鏈條)
项链 (項鏈)

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  • 627th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 248 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiú (qiu2)ball • sphere • globe • CL:個|个[ge4] • ball game • match • CL:場|场[chang3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qiú (qiu2)The component is pronounced as 'qiú' (qiu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

全球 
地球 
打球 
星球 
球员 (球員)
篮球 (籃球)
网球 (網球)
足球 
进球 (進球)

Uncommon

乒乓球 
保龄球 (保齡球)
传球 (傳球)
全球通 
台球 
小球 
排球 
月球 
桌球 
棒球 
气球 (氣球)
水晶球 
球场 (球場)
球拍 
球星 
球赛 (球賽)
球迷 
球队 (球隊)
球鞋 
环球 (環球)
发球 (發球)
皮球 
看球 
眼球 
篮球场 (籃球場)
罚球 (罰球)
羽毛球 
血球 
足球场 (足球場)
金球奖 (金球獎)
雪球 
点球 (點球)

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  • 1731st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 119 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jūn (jun1)germ • bacteria
2. jùn (jun4)mold • mushroom

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jūn (jun1)The component is pronounced as 'jūn' (jun1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for jùn (jun4)The component is pronounced as 'jūn' (jun1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

抗菌 
杀菌 (殺菌)
杀菌剂 (殺菌劑)
病菌 
细菌 (細菌)
菌类 (菌類)

Uncommon

乳酸菌 
抗菌素 
杆菌 (桿菌)
球菌 
真菌 
肉毒杆菌 (肉毒桿菌)
致病菌 
菌子 
菌落 
链球菌 (鏈球菌)
霉菌 

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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.