• 1111th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 56 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǎn (Shan3)surname Shan
2. shǎn (shan3)to dodge • to duck out of the way • shaken (by a fall) • to sprain • to pull a muscle • lightning • spark • a flash • to flash (across one's mind) • to leave behind

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

闪亮 (閃亮)
闪耀 (閃耀)
闪闪 (閃閃)

Uncommon

一闪而过 (一閃而過)
躲闪 (躲閃)
闪光 (閃光)
闪光灯 (閃光燈)
闪动 (閃動)
闪婚 (閃婚)
闪烁 (閃爍)
闪现 (閃現)
闪躲 (閃躲)
闪过 (閃過)
闪避 (閃避)
闪开 (閃開)
闪电 (閃電)

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  • 989th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (bi4)to avoid • to shun • to flee • to escape • to keep away from • to leave • to hide from

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (bi4)The component is pronounced as '' (bi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (bi4)The component is pronounced as '' (pi4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (bi4)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

逃避 
避免 

Uncommon

回避 
躲避 
避孕 
避孕套 
避孕药 (避孕藥)
避开 (避開)
避风港 (避風港)

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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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