• 157th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 301 words
  • Component in 655 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. èr (er4)two • 2 • stupid (Beijing dialect)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for èr (er4)The component is pronounced as 'èr' (er4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:
寿驿椿鲿黿

Example Words

Common

二十 
十二 
第二 

Uncommon

一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
二十多 
二哥 
二奶 
二战 (二戰)
二手 
二手房 
二手烟 (二手煙)
二月 
二月份 
二氧化碳 
二百五 
二胡 
二话不说 (二話不說)
二郎神 
二郎腿 
二重奏 
二锅头 (二鍋頭)
初二 
十二月 
大二 
接二连三 (接二連三)
星期二 
独一无二 (獨一無二)
略知一二 
老二 
周二 (週二)

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  • 143rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 440 words
  • Component in 353 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǒu (shou3)hand • (formal) to hold • person engaged in certain types of work • person skilled in certain types of work • personal(ly) • convenient • CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shǒu (shou3)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

分手 
射手 
射手座 
手机 (手機)
手气 (手氣)

Uncommon

一手 
上手 
下手 
二手 
二手房 
人手 
伸手 
凶手 (兇手)
入手 
出手 
到手 
助手 
动手 (動手)
右手 
对手 (對手)
左手 
帮手 (幫手)
手下 
手册 (手冊)
手动 (手動)
手势 (手勢)
手套 
手写 (手寫)
手工 
手心 
手指 
手掌 
手提包 
手段 
手法 
手稿 
手续 (手續)
手续费 (手續費)
手腕 
手脚 (手腳)
手臂 
手艺 (手藝)
手术 (手術)
手表 (手錶)
手链 (手鏈)
手镯 (手鐲)
手头 (手頭)
把手 
拉手 
招手 
拱手 
拿手 
措手不及 
握手 
挥手 (揮手)
抢手 (搶手)
携手 (攜手)
放手 
新手 
枪手 (槍手)
歌手 
杀手 (殺手)
洗手 
牵手 (牽手)
空手 
联手 (聯手)
能手 
举手 (舉手)
举手投足 (舉手投足)
着手 (著手)
亲手 (親手)
选手 (選手)
释手 (釋手)
随手 (隨手)
顺手 (順手)
高手 

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  • 361st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 407 words
  • Component in 183 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chē (Che1)surname Che
2. chē (che1)car • vehicle • CL:輛|辆[liang4] • machine • to shape with a lathe
3. (ju1)war chariot (archaic) • rook (in Chinese chess) • rook (in chess)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chē (che1)The component is pronounced as 'chē' (che1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ju1)The component is pronounced as '' (ju1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

上车 (上車)
下车 (下車)
停车 (停車)
公交车 (公交車)
公车 (公車)
出租车 (出租車)
列车 (列車)
坐车 (坐車)
堵车 (堵車)
塞车 (塞車)
打车 (打車)
摩托车 (摩托車)
汽车 (汽車)
火车 (火車)
火车票 (火車票)
火车站 (火車站)
自行车 (自行車)
赛车 (賽車)
车子 (車子)
车展 (車展)
车厢 (車廂)
车票 (車票)
车祸 (車禍)
车站 (車站)
车辆 (車輛)
开车 (開車)

Uncommon

三轮车 (三輪車)
乘车 (乘車)
二手车 (二手車)
修车 (修車)
倒车 (倒車)
候车室 (候車室)
停车场 (停車場)
出车 (出車)
列车员 (列車員)
刹车 (剎車)
动车 (動車)
包车 (包車)
卡丁车 (卡丁車)
卡车 (卡車)
单车 (單車)
客车 (客車)
专车 (專車)
小车 (小車)
快车 (快車)
急刹车 (急剎車)
战车 (戰車)
房车 (房車)
拖车 (拖車)
拼车 (拼車)
推车 (推車)
搭车 (搭車)
撞车 (撞車)
救护车 (救護車)
晕车 (暈車)
末班车 (末班車)
校车 (校車)
机动车 (機動車)
机车 (機車)
汽车站 (汽車站)
消防车 (消防車)
班车 (班車)
发车 (發車)
碰碰车 (碰碰車)
私家车 (私家車)
缆车 (纜車)
脚踏车 (腳踏車)
花车 (花車)
行车 (行車)
警车 (警車)
货车 (貨車)
购物车 (購物車)
超车 (超車)
赶车 (趕車)
跑车 (跑車)
车主 (車主)
车位 (車位)
车夫 (車夫)
车库 (車庫)
车模 (車模)
车水马龙 (車水馬龍)
车流 (車流)
车牌 (車牌)
车程 (車程)
车窗 (車窗)
车胎 (車胎)
车行 (車行)
车费 (車費)
车身 (車身)
车轮 (車輪)
车速 (車速)
车道 (車道)
车门 (車門)
车间 (車間)
车队 (車隊)
车顶 (車頂)
转车 (轉車)
轿车 (轎車)
通车 (通車)
过山车 (過山車)
错车 (錯車)
长途车 (長途車)
电瓶车 (電瓶車)
电车 (電車)
风车 (風車)
飙车 (飆車)
餐车 (餐車)
马车 (馬車)
驾车 (駕車)
骑车 (騎車)
面包车 (麵包車)
黑车 (黑車)

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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.