1. 下
  2. 半
  3. 身

下

Previous (着)Next (自)
  • 42nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 446 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
下→
一卜
2Radical
下→
一one卜divination
3Graphical
下→
一丨丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xià (xia4)down • downwards • below • lower • later • next (week etc) • second (of two parts) • to decline • to go down • to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

下 also appears in:
吓丐虾忑

Example Words

Common

一下 
下午 
下载 (下載)
天下 

Uncommon

一下子 
上下 
下来 (下來)
下去 
下场 (下場)
下属 (下屬)
下巴 
下手 
下班 
下课 (下課)
下跌 
下车 (下車)
下辈子 (下輩子)
下酒 
下降 
下雨 
下雪 
下面 
之下 
以下 
倒下 
停下 
剩下 
地下 
坐下 
如下 
写下 (寫下)
底下 
手下 
拿下 
接下来 (接下來)
放下 
旗下 
楼下 (樓下)
留下 
当下 (當下)
落下 
许下 (許下)
躺下 
这下 (這下)
乡下 (鄉下)
零下 

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半

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Previous (房)Next (节)
  • 513th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 205 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
半→
No glyph available丷
2Radical
半→
二two丨line丷eight/divide
3Graphical
半→
二丨丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bàn (ban4)half • semi- • incomplete • (after a number) and a half

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 半 bàn (ban4)The component 丷 is pronounced as 'bā' (ba1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

半 also appears in:
判伴叛胖畔衅绊拌袢泮眫跘絆

Example Words

Common

一半 
半夜 

Uncommon

三更半夜 
上半年 
下半年 
下半身 
事半功倍 
半价 (半價)
半场 (半場)
半天 
半岛 (半島)
半成品 
半条命 (半條命)
半死 
半决赛 (半決賽)
半生 
半空 
半路 
半辈子 (半輩子)
半途而废 (半途而廢)
半点 (半點)
多半 
夜半 
大半 
深更半夜 
过半 (過半)

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身

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Previous (制)Next (果)
  • 164th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.13% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 256 words
  • Component in 26 characters

Decomposition

1Once
身→
𨈑丿
2Radical
身→
身body
3Graphical
身→
𠂎丶二丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shēn (shen1)body • life • oneself • personally • one's morality and conduct • the main part of a structure or body • pregnant • classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset • Kangxi radical 158

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 身 shēn (shen1)The component 身 is pronounced as 'shēn' (shen1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

身 also appears in:
身射谢躺躲躯躬麝榭謝藭躼軅軈軃窮軉軆躱躶躻躿軀軇鯓躭

Example Words

Common

单身 (單身)
起身 
身份 
身价 (身價)
身边 (身邊)
身体 (身體)

Uncommon

上身 
下身 
人身 
修身 
健身 
健身房 
全身 
出身 
化身 
奋不顾身 (奮不顧身)
感同身受 
替身 
本身 
浑身 (渾身)
满身 (滿身)
现身 (現身)
瘦身 
纹身 (紋身)
终身 (終身)
置身 
翻身 
自身 
亲身 (親身)
身上 
身不由己 
身亡 
身份证 (身份證)
身子 
身影 
身后 (身後)
身心 
身材 
身为 (身為)
身处 (身處)
身躯 (身軀)
身高 
转身 (轉身)
随身 (隨身)
隐身 (隱身)

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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.
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