• 1102nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 87 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhèn (zhen4)to shake • to vibrate • to jolt • to quake • excited • shocked • one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder • ☳

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhèn (zhen4)The component is pronounced as 'chén' (chen2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

地震 
震撼 
震惊 (震驚)

Uncommon

车震 (車震)
震动 (震動)
震荡 (震盪)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)

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  • 885th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 126 words
  • Component in 110 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ěr (er3)ear • handle (archaeology) • and that is all (classical Chinese)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ěr (er3)The component is pronounced as 'èr' (er4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for ěr (er3)The component is pronounced as 'ěr' (er3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

耳朵 
耳机 (耳機)

Uncommon

刺耳 
土耳其 
木耳 
耳光 
耳垂 
耳塞 
耳屎 
耳洞 
耳环 (耳環)
耳目一新 
耳聋 (耳聾)
耳膜 
耳语 (耳語)
耳边风 (耳邊風)
耳钉 (耳釘)
耳鸣 (耳鳴)
耳麦 (耳麥)
银耳 (銀耳)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)
黑木耳 

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  • 1043rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu4)desire • appetite • passion • lust • greed
2. (yu4)to wish for • to desire • variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

欲望 (慾望)
食欲 (食慾)

Uncommon

性欲 (性慾)
情欲 (情慾)
欲火 (慾火)
昏昏欲睡 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
望眼欲穿 
树欲静而风不止 (樹欲靜而風不止)
欲罢不能 (欲罷不能)
欲盖弥彰 (欲蓋彌彰)
求知欲 (求知慾)
为所欲为 (為所欲為)
物欲 
痛不欲生 
私欲 
纵欲 (縱慾)
贪欲 (貪慾)
随心所欲 (隨心所欲)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)

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  • 2867th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lóng (long2)deaf

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lóng (long2)The component is pronounced as 'lóng' (long2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)

Uncommon

耳聋 (耳聾)
聋哑 (聾啞)
装聋作哑 (裝聾作啞)
震聋 (震聾)

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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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