• 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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  • 663rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 232 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Bo1)Poland • Polish • abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2]
2. (bo1)wave • ripple • storm • surge

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

奔波 
宁波 (寧波)
微波炉 (微波爐)

Uncommon

一波三折 
仁波切 
光波 
周立波 
宁波市 (寧波市)
微波 
水波 
波光 
波动 (波動)
波及 
波士顿 (波士頓)
波多黎各 
波折 
波斯 
波斯湾 (波斯灣)
波斯猫 (波斯貓)
波段 
波浪 
波涛 (波濤)
波澜 (波瀾)
波澜壮阔 (波瀾壯闊)
波尔多 (波爾多)
波特 
波纹 (波紋)
波兰 (波蘭)
波西米亚 (波西米亞)
波音 
烟波 (煙波)
王小波 
眼波 
莎拉波娃 
冲击波 (衝擊波)
超声波 (超聲波)
轩然大波 (軒然大波)
阿波罗 (阿波羅)
随波逐流 (隨波逐流)
电波 (電波)
电磁波 (電磁波)
风波 (風波)
香波 
马可波罗 (馬可波羅)

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  • 125th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 443 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sān (San1)surname San
2. sān (san1)three • 3

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

三亚 (三亞)
三十 
三峡 (三峽)
三星 
三角 
初三 
十三 
周三 (週三)

Uncommon

三亚市 (三亞市)
三八 
三分之一 
三十六计 (三十六計)
三十而立 
三合一 
三国志 (三國志)
三姑六婆 
三字经 (三字經)
三岔口 
三心二意 
三思而后行 (三思而後行)
三文鱼 (三文魚)
三明 
三明治 
三更半夜 
三月 
三月份 
三民主义 (三民主義)
三生有幸 
三维 (三維)
三色 
三菱 
三叶草 (三葉草)
三角形 
三角洲 
三言两语 (三言兩語)
三军 (三軍)
三轮车 (三輪車)
三连胜 (三連勝)
三里屯 
三门峡 (三門峽)
三头肌 (三頭肌)
三顾茅庐 (三顧茅廬)
三鲜 (三鮮)
不三不四 
丢三落四 (丟三落四)
再三 
十三点 (十三點)
大三 
小三 
年三十 
张三 (張三)
挑三拣四 (挑三揀四)
接二连三 (接二連三)
星期三 
火冒三丈 
第三十 
第三者 
隔三差五 

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  • 1129th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 101 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shé (she2)to break (e.g. stick or bone) • a loss
2. zhē (zhe1)to turn sth over • to turn upside-down • to tip sth out (of a container)
3. zhé (zhe2)to break • to fracture • to snap • to suffer loss • to bend • to twist • to turn • to change direction • convinced • to convert into (currency) • discount • rebate • tenth (in price) • classifier for theatrical scenes • to fold • accounts book
4. zhé (zhe2)variant of 折[zhe2] • to fold

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shé (she2)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

折磨 
折腾 (折騰)
挫折 

Uncommon

不折不扣 
夭折 
存折 
打折 
折合 
折射 
折扣 
折断 (折斷)
折服 
折叠 (折疊)
折纸 (摺紙)
曲折 
波折 
转折 (轉折)
转折点 (轉折點)
骨折 

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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.