• 2nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.58% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 886 words
  • Component in 68 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yi1)one • 1 • single • a (article) • as soon as • entire • whole • all • throughout • "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

一下 
一些 
一切 
一定 
一样 (一樣)
一直 
一起 
一点 (一點)
在一起 
第一 

Uncommon

一一 
一下子 
一共 
一再 
一半 
一口气 (一口氣)
一同 
一向 
一味 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)
一大早 
一如既往 
一帆风顺 (一帆風順)
一度 
一心 
一手 
一旁 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一次性 
一流 
一无所有 (一無所有)
一片 
一生 
一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
一致 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一言九鼎 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一阵子 (一陣子)
一体 (一體)
一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
一点儿 (一點兒)
一点点 (一點點)
一齐 (一齊)
之一 
初一 
十一 
唯一 
专一 (專一)
星期一 
清一色 
独一无二 (獨一無二)
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
统一 (統一)
万一 (萬一)
周一 (週一)
进一步 (進一步)

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  • 586th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 101 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ju3)to lift • to hold up • to cite • to enumerate • to act • to raise • to choose • to elect

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ju3)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一举 (一舉)
举手 (舉手)
举行 (舉行)
举办 (舉辦)
选举 (選舉)

Uncommon

一举一动 (一舉一動)
创举 (創舉)
壮举 (壯舉)
举例 (舉例)
举动 (舉動)
举国 (舉國)
举报 (舉報)
举手投足 (舉手投足)
举措 (舉措)
举杯 (舉杯)
举棋不定 (舉棋不定)
举止 (舉止)
举起 (舉起)
轻而易举 (輕而易舉)

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  • 133rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 128 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liǎng (liang3)two • both • some • a few • tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一举两得 (一舉兩得)
三三两两 (三三兩兩)
三天两头 (三天兩頭)
三言两语 (三言兩語)
两口子 (兩口子)
两败俱伤 (兩敗俱傷)
两样 (兩樣)
两肋插刀 (兩肋插刀)
进退两难 (進退兩難)
银两 (銀兩)

Uncommon

人财两空 (人財兩空)
两下 (兩下)
两下子 (兩下子)
两全 (兩全)
两全其美 (兩全其美)
两栖 (兩棲)
两码事 (兩碼事)
两难 (兩難)
公两 (公兩)
势不两立 (勢不兩立)
半斤八两 (半斤八兩)
小两口儿 (小兩口兒)
斤两 (斤兩)
誓不两立 (誓不兩立)

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  • 39th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.33% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 302 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (de2)to obtain • to get • to gain • to catch (a disease) • proper • suitable • proud • contented • to allow • to permit • ready • finished
2. de (de5)structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
3. děi (dei3)to have to • must • ought to • to need to

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (de2)The component is pronounced as '' (de2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for de (de5)The component is pronounced as '' (de2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for děi (dei3)The component is pronounced as '' (de2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

值得 
得到 
获得 (獲得)
觉得 (覺得)
记得 (記得)

Uncommon

不得不 
不得了 
使得 
取得 
得以 
得出 
得分 
得失 
得意 
得瑟 
得知 
得罪 
心得 
怪不得 
懂得 
舍得 (捨得)
晓得 (曉得)
认得 (認得)
变得 (變得)
赢得 (贏得)
难得 (難得)
显得 (顯得)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.