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详

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detailed; comprehensive

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HSK 3.0
Level 5
Old HSK
Level 4
Strokes
8
Radical
言 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
詳
Common rank
#2,085
Unicode
U+8BE6

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Formation & memory

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How 详 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

讠 meaning “speech” + 羊 sound ( yáng )

Components 讠 羊

How to remember it

detailed · Heisig RSH #1759

words + 羊 sheep

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 详

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
作者不详 zuò zhě bù xiáng author unknown
作者未详 zuò zhě wèi xiáng author unspecified
详尽无遗 xiáng jìn wú yí exhaustive; thorough
耳熟能详 ěr shú néng xiáng what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
不详 bù xiáng not in detail; not quite clear
安详 ān xiáng serene
愿闻其详 yuàn wén qí xiáng I'd like to hear the details
详情 xiáng qíng details; particulars
详和 xiáng hé serene; calm
内详 nèi xiáng name and address of the sender enclosed; details inside
详见 xiáng jiàn for further details, refer to
详实 xiáng shí detailed and reliable; full and accurate
详解 xiáng jiě to explain in detail; detailed answer; full solution (to a math problem)
语焉不详 yǔ yān bù xiáng to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
详密 xiáng mì detailed; meticulous
详细 xiáng xì detailed; in detail; minute
周详 zhōu xiáng meticulous; thorough; comprehensive; complete; detailed
推详 tuī xiáng to study in detail
详尽 xiáng jìn thorough and detailed; exhaustive; the tedious details in full
未详 wèi xiáng unknown; unclear

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 羊 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
羊 sound part yáng sheep, goat
洋 yáng sea, ocean; western, foreign
养 yǎng to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
样 yàng form, pattern, shape, style
氧 yǎng oxygen
鲜 xiān fresh; delicious; attractive
祥 xiáng happiness, good fortune; auspicious
痒 yǎng to itch; to tickle
翔 xiáng to soar, to hover, to glide
羌 qiāng Qiang nationality; surname
恙 yàng illness, sickness; indisposition
羟 qiǎng hydroxide
佯 yáng to pretend, to feign; false, deceitful
徉 yáng to wander, to stray, to roam; to hesitate
烊 yáng to smelt; to close for the night
庠 xiáng village school; teach
羰 tāng carbonyl group
蛘 yáng rice weevil