• 1260th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàn (xian4)pitfall • trap • to get stuck • to sink • to cave in • to frame (false charge) • to capture (a city in battle) • to fall (to the enemy) • defect

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiàn (xian4)The component is pronounced as 'xiàn' (xian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

缺陷 
陷入 
陷阱 

Uncommon

凹陷 
沦陷 (淪陷)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)
身陷 
陷害 

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  • 210th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 212 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ru4)to enter • to go into • to join • to become a member of • to confirm or agree with • abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ru4)The component is pronounced as 'rén' (ren2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ru4)The component is pronounced as '' (ru4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

加入 
收入 
进入 (進入)

Uncommon

介入 
入住 
入侵 
入口 
入味 
入围 (入圍)
入场 (入場)
入学 (入學)
入座 
入手 
入眠 
入睡 
入选 (入選)
入门 (入門)
出入 
列入 
坠入 (墜入)
引入 
投入 
插入 
摄入 (攝入)
格格不入 
步入 
注入 
流入 
深入 
潜入 (潛入)
登入 
纳入 (納入)
落入 
融入 
装入 (裝入)
买入 (買入)
走入 
输入 (輸入)
输入法 (輸入法)
闯入 (闖入)
陷入 

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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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