• 109th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.18% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 282 words
  • Component in 23 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No 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

High Frequency

增长 (增長)
家长 (家長)
成长 (成長)
漫长 (漫長)
 ()
长大 (長大)
长期 (長期)
长沙 (長沙)
长相 (長相)

Medium Frequency

修长 (修長)
全长 (全長)
冗长 (冗長)
副市长 (副市長)
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)
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)
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)
身长 (身長)
部长 (部長)
酋长 (酋長)
长久 (長久)
长假 (長假)
长出 (長出)
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 (長春)
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)
长者 (長者)
长处 (長處)
长裙 (長裙)
长裤 (長褲)
长谈 (長談)
长跑 (長跑)
长辈 (長輩)
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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  • 531st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 121 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xīng (Xing1)surname Xing
2. xīng (xing1)to rise • to flourish • to become popular • to start • to encourage • to get up • (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (topolect) • maybe (topolect)
3. xìng (xing4)feeling or desire to do sth • interest in sth • excitement

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

High Frequency

兴奋 (興奮)
兴趣 (興趣)
高兴 (高興)

Medium Frequency

中兴 (中興)
助兴 (助興)
即兴 (即興)
嘉兴 (嘉興)
大兴 (大興)
宜兴 (宜興)
家和万事兴 (家和萬事興)
复兴 (復興)
感兴趣 (感興趣)
振兴 (振興)
扫兴 (掃興)
新兴 (新興)
尽兴 (盡興)
绍兴 (紹興)
 ()
兴国 (興國)
兴奋剂 (興奮劑)
兴宁 (興寧)
兴旺 (興旺)
兴业 (興業)
兴致 (興致)
兴致勃勃 (興致勃勃)
兴许 (興許)
兴起 (興起)
兴隆 (興隆)
兴高采烈 (興高采烈)
长兴 (長興)
高高兴兴 (高高興興)
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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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