Phonetic Families & Components

Sound Roots & Semantic Radicals Explorer

Decode Chinese characters by their shared sound roots and see how semantic radicals split their meanings across tones.

Popular Roots:

宣

Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)HSK 3

宣 (xuān)

to declare

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How this root's pronunciation drifts across the Mandarin tone spectrum:

3 Active Tones

Tone 1xuān

Tone 4xuàn

Tone 5

Family Characters (11)

Root: 宣

宣

xuān

HSK 3

Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)

to declare

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暄

xuān

HSK 6

日(sun)

genial and warm

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喧

xuān

HSK 7

口(mouth)

variant of 喧[xuan1]; old variant of 諼|谖[xuan1]

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揎

xuān

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扌(hand)

to roll up one's sleeves; to slap with the palm

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楦

xuàn

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木(tree)

(wooden) shoe last; variant of 楦[xuan4]

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渲

xuàn

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氵(water)

wash (color)

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煊

xuān

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火(fire)

variant of 暄[xuan1]

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瑄

xuān

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王(jade)

ornamental piece of jade

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碹

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石(stone)

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萱

xuān

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艹(plants)

orange day-lily (Hemerocallis flava)

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諠

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言(speech)

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