1. 棲

棲

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  1. 棲 is the 2455th most frequent character.
  2. 棲 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 棲 appears as a character in 9 words.
  4. 棲 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
棲 => 木, 妻
Radical :
棲 => 木 (tree), 十 (ten), ⺺ (brush), 女 (woman)
Graphical :
棲 => 一, 丨, 八, 一, 丨, 匚, 一, 丨, ㇛, 一, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qi1 - to perch/to rest (of birds)/to dwell/to live/to stay

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 棲 (qi1): The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 棲 (qi1): The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qi4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 棲 (qi1): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

栖息 (棲息)

Medium Frequency

两栖 (兩棲)
栖息地 (棲息地)
栖身 (棲身)
栖霞 (棲霞)
栖霞区 (棲霞區)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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