• 525th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chén (Chen2)surname Chen • vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC • Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)
2. chén (chen2)to lay out • to exhibit • to display • to narrate • to state • to explain • to tell • old • stale

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
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陈奕迅 (陳奕迅)

Medium Frequency

推陈出新 (推陳出新)
陈冠希 (陳冠希)
陈凯歌 (陳凱歌)
陈列 (陳列)
陈年 (陳年)
陈水扁 (陳水扁)
陈皮 (陳皮)
陈旧 (陳舊)
陈述 (陳述)
陈醋 (陳醋)
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  • 1445th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kǎi (Kai3)surname Kai
2. kǎi (kai3)triumphant • victorious • chi (Greek letter Χχ)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kǎi (kai3)The component is pronounced as 'kǎi' (kai3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

凯旋 (凱旋)

Medium Frequency

凯撒 (凱撒)
凯文 (凱文)
凯旋门 (凱旋門)
凯歌 (凱歌)
凯尔特人 (凱爾特人)
凯特 (凱特)
凯迪拉克 (凱迪拉克)
凯里 (凱里)
袁世凯 (袁世凱)
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  • 1038th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 65 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ge1)song • CL:支[zhi1],首[shou3] • to sing

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ge1)The component is pronounced as '' (ge1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

唱歌 
 
歌曲 

Medium Frequency

情歌 
歌唱 
歌女 
歌手 
歌声 (歌聲)
歌舞 
歌词 (歌詞)
歌谣 (歌謠)
谷歌 (穀歌)
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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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