1. 阴
  2. 差
  3. 阳
  4. 错

阴

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  • 985th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 106 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
阴→
阝月
2Radical
阴→
阝town月moon
3Graphical
阴→
丨㇌冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yīn (Yin1)surname Yin
2. yīn (yin1)overcast (weather) • cloudy • shady • Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) • negative (electric.) • feminine • moon • implicit • hidden • genitalia

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 阴 yīn (yin1)The component 月 is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

阴 also appears in:
荫

Example Words

Common

光阴 (光陰)
阴冷 (陰冷)
阴天 (陰天)
阴影 (陰影)
阴暗 (陰暗)
阴谋 (陰謀)
阴霾 (陰霾)

Uncommon

光阴似箭 (光陰似箭)
平阴 (平陰)
江阴 (江陰)
江阴市 (江陰市)
阴功 (陰功)
阴差阳错 (陰差陽錯)
阴性 (陰性)
阴暗面 (陰暗面)
阴历 (陰曆)
阴森 (陰森)
阴沉 (陰沉)
阴凉 (陰涼)
阴湿 (陰濕)
阴笑 (陰笑)
阴茎 (陰莖)
阴虚 (陰虛)
阴谋论 (陰謀論)
阴道 (陰道)
阴道炎 (陰道炎)
阴部 (陰部)
阴间 (陰間)
阴阳 (陰陽)
阴险 (陰險)
阴云 (陰雲)
阴风 (陰風)
阴郁 (陰鬱)

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差

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  • 731st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 113 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
差→
羊工
2Radical
差→
羊sheep工work
3Graphical
差→
一二丨丷一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chā (cha1)difference • discrepancy • to differ • error • to err • to make a mistake
2. chà (cha4)to differ from • to fall short of • lacking • wrong • inferior
3. chāi (chai1)to send • to commission • messenger • mission
4. cī (ci1)uneven

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

差 also appears in:
搓磋嗟槎蹉鹾嵯艖瘥褨

Example Words

Common

出差 
差不多 
差距 
差点 (差點)
时差 (時差)

Uncommon

偏差 
反差 
差一点 (差一點)
差事 
差价 (差價)
差别 (差別)
差劲 (差勁)
差异 (差異)
差远 (差遠)
差错 (差錯)
差点儿 (差點兒)
温差 (溫差)
相差 
落差 
邮差 (郵差)
阴差阳错 (陰差陽錯)
隔三差五 

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阳

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  • 649th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 368 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
阳→
阝日
2Radical
阳→
阝town日sun/day
3Graphical
阳→
丨㇌口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yáng (yang2)positive (electric.) • sun • male principle (Taoism) • Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] ☯

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

太阳 (太陽)
沈阳 (瀋陽)
阳光 (陽光)
阳台 (陽臺)

Uncommon

信阳 (信陽)
南阳 (南陽)
向阳 (向陽)
咸阳 (咸陽)
夕阳 (夕陽)
太阳光 (太陽光)
太阳穴 (太陽穴)
太阳系 (太陽系)
太阳能 (太陽能)
太阳镜 (太陽鏡)
安阳 (安陽)
富阳 (富陽)
岳阳 (岳陽)
平阳 (平陽)
德阳 (德陽)
揭阳 (揭陽)
斜阳 (斜陽)
曲阳 (曲陽)
朝阳 (朝陽)
朝阳区 (朝陽區)
东阳 (東陽)
欧阳 (歐陽)
沈阳市 (沈陽市)
洛阳 (洛陽)
溧阳 (溧陽)
汉阳 (漢陽)
潮阳 (潮陽)
濮阳 (濮陽)
浏阳 (瀏陽)
当阳 (當陽)
益阳 (益陽)
紫阳 (紫陽)
绵阳 (綿陽)
耒阳 (耒陽)
衡阳 (衡陽)
襄阳 (襄陽)
贵阳 (貴陽)
贵阳市 (貴陽市)
资阳 (資陽)
辽阳 (遼陽)
邵阳 (邵陽)
鄱阳湖 (鄱陽湖)
金阳 (金陽)
阜阳 (阜陽)
阴差阳错 (陰差陽錯)
阴阳 (陰陽)
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)
阳刚 (陽剛)
阳山 (陽山)
阳性 (陽性)
阳春 (陽春)
阳历 (陽曆)
阳朔 (陽朔)
阳江 (陽江)
阳泉 (陽泉)
阳痿 (陽痿)
骄阳 (驕陽)

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错

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Previous (久)Next (承)
  • 637th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 87 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
错→
钅昔
2Radical
错→
钅metal/gold艹grass一one日sun/day
3Graphical
错→
丿一乚二艹一口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cuò (Cuo4)surname Cuo
2. cuò (cuo4)mistake • wrong • bad • interlocking • complex • to grind • to polish • to alternate • to stagger • to miss • to let slip • to evade • to inlay with gold or silver

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 错 cuò (cuo4)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

不错 (不錯)
错误 (錯誤)
错过 (錯過)

Uncommon

交错 (交錯)
做错 (做錯)
出错 (出錯)
打错 (打錯)
搞错 (搞錯)
没错 (沒錯)
犯错 (犯錯)
看错 (看錯)
认错 (認錯)
走错 (走錯)
过错 (過錯)
错乱 (錯亂)
错失 (錯失)
错爱 (錯愛)
错觉 (錯覺)

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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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