• 3805th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yān (yan1)to castrate • a castrate • neuter

Pronunciation Clues

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

Common

阉割 (閹割)

Uncommon

阉人 (閹人)

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  • 1663rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ge1)to cut • to cut apart

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ge1)The component is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

割舍 

Uncommon

交割 
分割 
切割 
割伤 (割傷)
割断 (割斷)
宰割 
收割 
阉割 (閹割)

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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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