• 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

also appears in:

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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  • 393rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 331 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (zi4)letter • symbol • character • word • CL:個|个[ge4] • courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (zi4)The component is pronounced as '' (zi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (zi4)The component is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

名字 
字幕 
数字 (數字)
文字 

Uncommon

一字 
十字 
十字架 
十字绣 (十字繡)
十字路口 
字典 
字型 
字形 
字数 (字數)
字条 (字條)
字样 (字樣)
字母 
字眼 
字符 
字号 (字號)
字里行间 (字裡行間)
字迹 (字跡)
字面 
字体 (字體)
写字 (寫字)
写字楼 (寫字樓)
打字 
汉字 (漢字)
码字 (碼字)
签字 (簽字)
繁体字 (繁體字)
识字 (識字)
金字塔 
错别字 (錯別字)
错字 (錯字)
脏字 (髒字)

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  • 62nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 345 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jīng (Jing1)surname Jing
2. jīng (jing1)classics • sacred book • scripture • to pass through • to undergo • warp • longitude • abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jīng (jing1)The component is pronounced as 'jīng' (jing1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

已经 (已經)
曾经 (曾經)
经典 (經典)
经常 (經常)
经历 (經歷)
经济 (經濟)
经过 (經過)
经验 (經驗)

Uncommon

不经意 (不經意)
心经 (心經)
必经 (必經)
月经 (月經)
正经 (正經)
历经 (歷經)
漫不经心 (漫不經心)
痛经 (痛經)
神经 (神經)
神经病 (神經病)
神经质 (神經質)
经不起 (經不起)
经受 (經受)
经济学 (經濟學)
经营 (經營)
经理 (經理)
经纪人 (經紀人)
总经理 (總經理)
圣经 (聖經)
财经 (財經)
途经 (途經)

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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.