• 58th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 469 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)matter • thing • item • work • affair • CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

事实 (事實)
事情 
事业 (事業)
同事 
故事 
万事如意 (萬事如意)

Uncommon

世事 
事事 
事件 
事先 
事儿 (事兒)
事务 (事務)
事后 (事後)
事故 
事业有成 (事業有成)
事物 
事变 (事變)
事项 (事項)
人事 
做事 
共事 
凡事 
出事 
刑事 
启事 (啟事)
喜事 
回事 
执事 (執事)
坏事 (壞事)
好事 
实事 (實事)
小事 
屁事 
往事 
从事 (從事)
心事 
怎么回事 (怎麼回事)
懂事 
找事 
本事 
乐事 (樂事)
正事 
没事 (沒事)
没事儿 (沒事兒)
无所事事 (無所事事)
烦心事 (煩心事)
琐事 (瑣事)
当事人 (當事人)
百事可乐 (百事可樂)
糗事 
若无其事 (若無其事)
万事 (萬事)
万事大吉 (萬事大吉)
董事 
董事长 (董事長)
处事 (處事)
行事 
记事 (記事)
诸事 (諸事)
赛事 (賽事)
趣事 
军事 (軍事)
办事 (辦事)
闲事 (閑事)

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  • 130th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 328 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
No glyph availableeight/divideone
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Ye4)surname Ye
2. (ye4)line of business • industry • occupation • job • employment • school studies • enterprise • property • (Buddhism) karma • deed • to engage in • already

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ye4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

事业 (事業)
企业 (企業)
作业 (作業)
创业 (創業)
商业 (商業)
专业 (專業)
业务 (業務)
毕业 (畢業)
职业 (職業)
行业 (行業)

Uncommon

不务正业 (不務正業)
事业心 (事業心)
事业有成 (事業有成)
企业家 (企業家)
伟业 (偉業)
兢兢业业 (兢兢業業)
制造业 (制造業)
创业者 (創業者)
商业化 (商業化)
大业 (大業)
失业 (失業)
学业 (學業)
学业有成 (學業有成)
实业 (實業)
专业户 (專業戶)
就业 (就業)
工业 (工業)
从业 (從業)
敬业 (敬業)
服务业 (服務業)
业主 (業主)
业界 (業界)
业绩 (業績)
业余 (業餘)
歇业 (歇業)
渔业 (漁業)
营业 (營業)
营业员 (營業員)
物业 (物業)
产业 (產業)
产业链 (產業鏈)
毕业生 (畢業生)
置业 (置業)
职业病 (職業病)
兴业 (興業)
农业 (農業)
农业部 (農業部)
银行业 (銀行業)
开业 (開業)

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线

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  • 430th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 343 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
线
2Radical
3Graphical
线

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàn (xian4)variant of 線|线[xian4]
2. xiàn (xian4)thread • string • wire • line • CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 线 xiàn (xian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 线 xiàn (xian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiān' (jian1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

上线 (上線)
光线 (光線)
在线 (在線)
底线 (底線)
曲线 (曲線)
毛线 (毛線)
火线 (火線)
无线 (無線)
热线 (熱線)
直线 (直線)
眼线 (眼線)
米线 (米線)
紫外线 (紫外線)
线人 (線人)
线条 (線條)
线索 (線索)
线路 (線路)
视线 (視線)
路线 (路線)

Uncommon

下线 (下線)
中线 (中線)
主线 (主線)
事业线 (事業線)
五线谱 (五線譜)
占线 (佔線)
全线 (全線)
出线 (出線)
分界线 (分界線)
前线 (前線)
单行线 (單行線)
地平线 (地平線)
天线 (天線)
射线 (射線)
专线 (專線)
对角线 (對角線)
导火线 (導火線)
平行线 (平行線)
干线 (幹線)
延长线 (延長線)
引线 (引線)
弧线 (弧線)
战线 (戰線)
拆线 (拆線)
抛物线 (拋物線)
掉线 (掉線)
接线 (接線)
接线员 (接線員)
斑马线 (斑馬線)
斜线 (斜線)
断线 (斷線)
有线 (有線)
棉线 (棉線)
沿线 (沿線)
流线型 (流線型)
海岸线 (海岸線)
无线电 (無線電)
牙线 (牙線)
牵线 (牽線)
环线 (環線)
生命线 (生命線)
生产线 (生產線)
界线 (界線)
眼线液 (眼線液)
短线 (短線)
穿针引线 (穿針引線)
红外线 (紅外線)
红线 (紅線)
绒线 (絨線)
丝线 (絲線)
线上 (線上)
线下 (線下)
线图 (線圖)
线性 (線性)
线缆 (線纜)
缝线 (縫線)
航线 (航線)
起跑线 (起跑線)
路线图 (路線圖)
连线 (連線)
针线 (針線)
针线活 (針線活)
长线 (長線)
防线 (防線)
阵线 (陣線)
集线器 (集線器)
离线 (離線)
电源线 (電源線)
电线 (電線)
电线杆 (電線杆)
电话线 (電話線)
高压线 (高壓線)

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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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