• 1509th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (qu1)to expel • to urge on • to drive • to run quickly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (qu1)The component is pronounced as '' (qu1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

驱动 (驅動)
驱走 (驅走)
驱逐 (驅逐)
驱魔 (驅魔)

Uncommon

先驱 (先驅)
光驱 (光驅)
驱使 (驅使)
驱动力 (驅動力)
驱散 (驅散)
驱赶 (驅趕)
驱逐舰 (驅逐艦)
驱邪 (驅邪)
驱除 (驅除)

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  • 906th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǎn (gan3)to catch up • to overtake • to hurry • to rush • to drive away

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

赶快 (趕快)
赶紧 (趕緊)

Uncommon

赶上 (趕上)
赶到 (趕到)
赶走 (趕走)
赶路 (趕路)

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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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