• 5167th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diàn (dian4)indigo pigment

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for diàn (dian4)The component is pronounced as 'dìng' (ding4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for diàn (dian4)The component is pronounced as 'mián' (mian2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

靛青 

Uncommon

靛蓝 (靛藍)
靛蓝色 (靛藍色)

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  • 497th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 218 words
  • Component in 31 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qīng (qing1)nature's color • green or blue • greenish black • youth • young (of people) • abbr. for Qinghai province 青海

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qīng (qing1)The component is pronounced as 'qīng' (qing1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

青年 
青春 
青春期 

Uncommon

刺青 
刘青云 (劉青雲)
小青年 
年青 
愤青 (憤青)
杀青 (殺青)
青天 
青少年 
青山 
青岛 (青島)
青岛市 (青島市)
青春痘 
青椒 
青海 
青睐 (青睞)
青色 
青菜 
青葱 (青蔥)
青藏 
青蛙 
青豆 
青铜 (青銅)
青龙 (青龍)

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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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