1. 降
  2. 临

降

Previous (胜)Next (阶)
  • 743rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
降→
阝夅
2Radical
降→
阝town夂go十ten㇗N/A丨line
3Graphical
降→
丨㇌㇇㇏㇒一丨㇗丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiàng (jiang4)to drop • to fall • to come down • to descend
2. xiáng (xiang2)to surrender • to capitulate • to subdue • to tame

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 降 jiàng (jiang4)The component 夅 is pronounced as 'jiàng' (jiang4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 降 jiàng (jiang4)The component 夅 is pronounced as 'xiáng' (xiang2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 降 xiáng (xiang2)The component 夅 is pronounced as 'jiàng' (jiang4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 降 xiáng (xiang2)The component 夅 is pronounced as 'xiáng' (xiang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

下降 
降低 
降临 (降臨)

Uncommon

投降 
空降 
降价 (降價)
降水 
降温 (降溫)
降火 
降级 (降級)
降落 
降落伞 (降落傘)
降雨 

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临

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Previous (监)Next (亮)
  • 837th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 164 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
临→
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
临→
丨line丨line丿bend一one丶dot口mouth丨line
3Graphical
临→
丨丨丿一丶口丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lín (lin2)to face • to overlook • to arrive • to be (just) about to • just before

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

来临 (來臨)
光临 (光臨)
临时 (臨時)
临近 (臨近)
临门 (臨門)
降临 (降臨)
面临 (面臨)

Uncommon

濒临 (瀕臨)
临别 (臨別)
临到 (臨到)
临场 (臨場)
临安 (臨安)
临床 (臨床)
临摹 (臨摹)
临时工 (臨時工)
临死 (臨死)
临江 (臨江)
临汾 (臨汾)
临沂 (臨沂)
临海 (臨海)
临产 (臨產)
临终 (臨終)
临行 (臨行)
临走 (臨走)
临阵 (臨陣)
临头 (臨頭)
莅临 (蒞臨)
亲临 (親臨)

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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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