• 109th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.18% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 455 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

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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  • 81st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 214 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
walkNo glyph availabletwo
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jìn (jin4)to advance • to enter • to come (or go) into • to receive or admit • to eat or drink • to submit or present • (used after a verb) into, in • to score a goal

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jìn (jin4)The component is pronounced as 'jǐng' (jing3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

促进 (促進)
前进 (前進)
走进 (走進)
进来 (進來)
进入 (進入)
进去 (進去)
进步 (進步)
进行 (進行)

Uncommon

上进 (上進)
上进心 (上進心)
先进 (先進)
增进 (增進)
奋进 (奮進)
引进 (引進)
快进 (快進)
打进 (打進)
推进 (推進)
挤进 (擠進)
改进 (改進)
放进 (放進)
民进党 (民進黨)
激进 (激進)
精进 (精進)
与时俱进 (與時俱進)
行进 (行進)
冲进 (衝進)
请进 (請進)
跟进 (跟進)
踏进 (踏進)
进一步 (進一步)
进京 (進京)
进修 (進修)
进出 (進出)
进化 (進化)
进取 (進取)
进口 (進口)
进城 (進城)
进场 (進場)
进展 (進展)
进度 (進度)
进攻 (進攻)
进水 (進水)
进球 (進球)
进发 (進發)
进程 (進程)
进而 (進而)
进行曲 (進行曲)
进军 (進軍)
进退 (進退)
进门 (進門)
进食 (進食)
进驻 (進駐)
钻进 (鑽進)
长进 (長進)
闯进 (闖進)

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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.