1. 一
  2. 扫
  3. 而
  4. 光

一

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

Decomposition

1Once
一→
一
2Radical
一→
一one
3Graphical
一→
一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yī (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 一 yī (yi1)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

一 also appears in:
一上大子下天本开日无与长十工三正业两二或更再马五且王万干士未百亚土七卫互丽鱼画灭丝末丁乌鸟旦曰丛戈丘丙兀歹丞廿亟丕皿亘戌卅闩韭弋豕匚靣襾

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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扫

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Previous (悄)Next (敏)
  • 1433rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
扫→
扌彐
2Radical
扫→
扌hand彐pig snout
3Graphical
扫→
亅二㇕二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sǎo (sao3)to sweep
2. sào (sao4)broom

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

打扫 (打掃)
扫描 (掃描)
扫除 (掃除)

Uncommon

一扫而光 (一掃而光)
扫地 (掃地)
扫帚 (掃帚)
扫兴 (掃興)
扫荡 (掃蕩)
扫黄 (掃黃)
横扫 (橫掃)
清扫 (清掃)

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而

#Back to top
Previous (能)Next (子)
  • 36th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.34% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 221 words
  • Component in 41 characters

Decomposition

1Once
而→
丆𦉫
2Radical
而→
而beard
3Graphical
而→
一丿冂丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ér (er2)and • as well as • and so • but (not) • yet (not) • (indicates causal relation) • (indicates change of state) • (indicates contrast)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 而 ér (er2)The component 而 is pronounced as 'ér' (er2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

而 also appears in:
而需端瑞耐喘儒耍斋揣懦蠕惴湍孺嚅糯踹濡颛繻遄鸸薷粫襦恧鲕颥臑緛顬羺耎顓稬腨輀耑胹貒

Example Words

Common

反而 
然而 
而且 
而已 

Uncommon

不劳而获 (不勞而獲)
不期而遇 
不约而同 (不約而同)
不言而喻 
久而久之 
半途而废 (半途而廢)
可想而知 
因人而异 (因人而異)
因而 
失而复得 (失而復得)
从而 (從而)
时而 (時而)
死而后已 (死而後已)
满载而归 (滿載而歸)
继而 (繼而)
而今 
脱口而出 (脫口而出)
脱颖而出 (脫穎而出)
自然而然 
视而不见 (視而不見)
轻而易举 (輕而易舉)
周而复始 (週而復始)
进而 (進而)
适可而止 (適可而止)
随遇而安 (隨遇而安)

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光

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Previous (达)Next (放)
  • 290th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 362 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
光→
⺌兀
2Radical
光→
⺌small一one儿legs
3Graphical
光→
丨丷一丿乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guāng (guang1)light • ray • CL:道[dao4] • bright • only • merely • to use up

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

光 also appears in:
辉晃耀恍胱觥咣銧桄黋輝硄

Example Words

Common

光明 
光荣 (光榮)
光临 (光臨)
光芒 
星光 
时光 (時光)
曝光 
灯光 (燈光)
目光 
眼光 
阳光 (陽光)

Uncommon

一扫而光 (一掃而光)
不光 
亮光 
光亮 
光伏 
光光 
光圈 
光大 
光学 (光學)
光年 
光彩 
光影 
光明正大 
光是 
光景 
光棍 
光棍儿 (光棍兒)
光棍节 (光棍節)
光波 
光滑 
光洁 (光潔)
光泽 (光澤)
光照 
光环 (光環)
光盘 (光盤)
光线 (光線)
光纤 (光纖)
光辉 (光輝)
光速 
光阴 (光陰)
光头 (光頭)
光顾 (光顧)
光鲜 (光鮮)
凶光 
反光 
夜光 
微光 
日光 
日光浴 
春光 
曙光 
月光 
月光族 
极光 (極光)
油光 
泪光 (淚光)
激光 
火光 
荧光 (熒光)
烛光 (燭光)
用光 
发光 (發光)
穷光蛋 (窮光蛋)
耳光 
脱光 (脫光)
花光 
蓝光 (藍光)
观光 (觀光)
走光 
逆光 
闪光 (閃光)
闪光灯 (閃光燈)
开光 (開光)
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)
灵光 (靈光)
风光 (風光)

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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.