• 109th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 455 words
  • Component in 23 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháng (chang2)length • long • forever • always • constantly
2. zhǎng (zhang3)chief • head • elder • to grow • to develop • to increase • to enhance

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cháng (chang2)The component is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for cháng (chang2)The component is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhǎng (zhang3)The component is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhǎng (zhang3)The component is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

增长 (增長)
家长 (家長)
成长 (成長)
漫长 (漫長)
长久 (長久)
长大 (長大)
长春 (長春)
长期 (長期)
长沙 (長沙)
长相 (長相)
长辈 (長輩)

Uncommon

一技之长 (一技之長)
修长 (修長)
兄长 (兄長)
全长 (全長)
冗长 (冗長)
副市长 (副市長)
副校长 (副校長)
副部长 (副部長)
副院长 (副院長)
加长 (加長)
助长 (助長)
团长 (團長)
地久天长 (地久天長)
增长率 (增長率)
天长 (天長)
天长地久 (天長地久)
子长 (子長)
学长 (學長)
局长 (局長)
市长 (市長)
师长 (師長)
年长 (年長)
厂长 (廠長)
厅长 (廳長)
延长 (延長)
悠长 (悠長)
所长 (所長)
拉长 (拉長)
擅长 (擅長)
会长 (會長)
村长 (村長)
校长 (校長)
机长 (機長)
深长 (深長)
漫漫长夜 (漫漫長夜)
特长 (特長)
班长 (班長)
生长 (生長)
省长 (省長)
社长 (社長)
科长 (科長)
秘书长 (秘書長)
站长 (站長)
细水长流 (細水長流)
细长 (細長)
组长 (組長)
县长 (縣長)
船长 (船長)
董事长 (董事長)
处长 (處長)
行长 (行長)
见长 (見長)
语重心长 (語重心長)
财长 (財長)
身长 (身長)
连长 (連長)
部长 (部長)
酋长 (酋長)
镇长 (鎮長)
长假 (長假)
长出 (長出)
长叹 (長嘆)
长城 (長城)
长寿 (長壽)
长夜 (長夜)
长存 (長存)
长安 (長安)
长官 (長官)
长宁 (長寧)
长宁区 (長寧區)
长岛 (長島)
长年 (長年)
长度 (長度)
长廊 (長廊)
长征 (長征)
长得 (長得)
长成 (長成)
长方形 (長方形)
长春市 (長春市)
长条 (長條)
长椅 (長椅)
长乐 (長樂)
长江 (長江)
长治 (長治)
长满 (長滿)
长牙 (長牙)
长生不老 (長生不老)
长白山 (長白山)
长眠 (長眠)
长短 (長短)
长篇 (長篇)
长老 (長老)
长者 (長者)
长兴 (長興)
长处 (長處)
长虹 (長虹)
长裙 (長裙)
长裤 (長褲)
长谈 (長談)
长跑 (長跑)
长途 (長途)
长途车 (長途車)
长进 (長進)
长远 (長遠)
长队 (長隊)
长靴 (長靴)
长颈鹿 (長頸鹿)
长发 (長髮)
长龙 (長龍)
院长 (院長)
队长 (隊長)
首长 (首長)

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  • 1083rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 58 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (tu2)way • route • road

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (tu2)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

前途 
旅途 
途中 
长途 (長途)

Uncommon

中途 
仕途 
半途而废 (半途而廢)
征途 
歧途 
归途 (歸途)
沿途 
用途 
迷途 
途径 (途徑)
途经 (途經)
长途车 (長途車)

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  • 361st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 407 words
  • Component in 183 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chē (Che1)surname Che
2. chē (che1)car • vehicle • CL:輛|辆[liang4] • machine • to shape with a lathe
3. (ju1)war chariot (archaic) • rook (in Chinese chess) • rook (in chess)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chē (che1)The component is pronounced as 'chē' (che1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ju1)The component is pronounced as '' (ju1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

上车 (上車)
下车 (下車)
停车 (停車)
公交车 (公交車)
公车 (公車)
出租车 (出租車)
列车 (列車)
坐车 (坐車)
堵车 (堵車)
塞车 (塞車)
打车 (打車)
摩托车 (摩托車)
汽车 (汽車)
火车 (火車)
火车票 (火車票)
火车站 (火車站)
自行车 (自行車)
赛车 (賽車)
车子 (車子)
车展 (車展)
车厢 (車廂)
车票 (車票)
车祸 (車禍)
车站 (車站)
车辆 (車輛)
开车 (開車)

Uncommon

三轮车 (三輪車)
乘车 (乘車)
二手车 (二手車)
修车 (修車)
倒车 (倒車)
候车室 (候車室)
停车场 (停車場)
出车 (出車)
列车员 (列車員)
刹车 (剎車)
动车 (動車)
包车 (包車)
卡丁车 (卡丁車)
卡车 (卡車)
单车 (單車)
客车 (客車)
专车 (專車)
小车 (小車)
快车 (快車)
急刹车 (急剎車)
战车 (戰車)
房车 (房車)
拖车 (拖車)
拼车 (拼車)
推车 (推車)
搭车 (搭車)
撞车 (撞車)
救护车 (救護車)
晕车 (暈車)
末班车 (末班車)
校车 (校車)
机动车 (機動車)
机车 (機車)
汽车站 (汽車站)
消防车 (消防車)
班车 (班車)
发车 (發車)
碰碰车 (碰碰車)
私家车 (私家車)
缆车 (纜車)
脚踏车 (腳踏車)
花车 (花車)
行车 (行車)
警车 (警車)
货车 (貨車)
购物车 (購物車)
超车 (超車)
赶车 (趕車)
跑车 (跑車)
车主 (車主)
车位 (車位)
车夫 (車夫)
车库 (車庫)
车模 (車模)
车水马龙 (車水馬龍)
车流 (車流)
车牌 (車牌)
车程 (車程)
车窗 (車窗)
车胎 (車胎)
车行 (車行)
车费 (車費)
车身 (車身)
车轮 (車輪)
车速 (車速)
车道 (車道)
车门 (車門)
车间 (車間)
车队 (車隊)
车顶 (車頂)
转车 (轉車)
轿车 (轎車)
通车 (通車)
过山车 (過山車)
错车 (錯車)
长途车 (長途車)
电瓶车 (電瓶車)
电车 (電車)
风车 (風車)
飙车 (飆車)
餐车 (餐車)
马车 (馬車)
驾车 (駕車)
骑车 (騎車)
面包车 (麵包車)
黑车 (黑車)

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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.