• 282nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 314 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
No glyph availablelinedot
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shū (Shu1)abbr. for 書經|书经[shu1 jing1]
2. shū (shu1)book • letter • document • CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] • to write

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

图书馆 (圖書館)
情书 (情書)
书包 (書包)
书写 (書寫)
书店 (書店)
书记 (書記)
看书 (看書)
秘书 (秘書)
读书 (讀書)

Uncommon

上书 (上書)
出书 (出書)
副书记 (副書記)
丛书 (叢書)
史书 (史書)
图书 (圖書)
天书 (天書)
念书 (念書)
教书 (教書)
教科书 (教科書)
文书 (文書)
书信 (書信)
书名 (書名)
书呆子 (書呆子)
书房 (書房)
书本 (書本)
书架 (書架)
书桌 (書桌)
书柜 (書櫃)
书法 (書法)
书法家 (書法家)
书画 (書畫)
书签 (書簽)
书籍 (書籍)
书评 (書評)
书院 (書院)
书面 (書面)
书页 (書頁)
书香 (書香)
琴棋书画 (琴棋書畫)
毕业证书 (畢業證書)
疾书 (疾書)
白皮书 (白皮書)
百科全书 (百科全書)
秘书长 (秘書長)
经书 (經書)
总书记 (總書記)
背书 (背書)
旧书 (舊書)
说明书 (說明書)
证书 (證書)
读书人 (讀書人)
读书会 (讀書會)
遗书 (遺書)
闲书 (閒書)
电子书 (電子書)

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  • 74th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 455 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miàn (mian4)face • side • surface • aspect • top • classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
2. miàn (mian4)variant of 麵|面[mian4]
3. miàn (mian4)flour • noodles

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

上面 
下面 
前面 
外面 
封面 
后面 (後面)
方面 
桌面 
界面 
画面 (畫面)
表面 
里面 (裡面)
见面 (見面)
铁面 (鐵面)
面前 
面对 (面對)
面包 (麵包)

Uncommon

一面 
假面 
侧面 (側面)
全面 
冷面 
出面 
反面 
地面 
场面 (場面)
对面 (對面)
局面 
层面 (層面)
市面 
平面 
店面 
拉面 (拉麵)
拌面 (拌麵)
扑面 (撲面)
方便面 (方便麵)
正面 
水面 
泡面 (泡麵)
洗面 
洗面奶 
泪流满面 (淚流滿面)
满面 (滿面)
炒面 (炒麵)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
热干面 (熱乾面)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
当面 (當面)
背面 
台面 (臺面)
谋面 (謀面)
负面 (負面)
路面 
迎面 
双面 (雙面)
面值 
面具 
面向 (面嚮)
面壁 
面子 
面孔 
面容 
面对面 (面對面)
面料 
面目 
面积 (面積)
面膜 
面临 (面臨)
面色 
面试 (面試)
面貌 
面部 
面霜 
页面 (頁面)
面条 (麵條)
面粉 (麵粉)
面糊 (麵糊)
面团 (麵糰)

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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.