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  1. 阉 is the 3805th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (gate), (big), (sun/day), (line), (second)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yan1 - to castrate/a castrate/neuter

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 阉 (yan1): The component 奄 is pronounced as 'yan1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 阉 (yan1): The component 奄 is pronounced as 'yan3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 阉 (yan1): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

阉割 (閹割)

Medium Frequency

阉人 (閹人)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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