1. 什
  2. 么

什

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  • 156th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 21 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
什→
亻十
2Radical
什→
亻human十ten
3Graphical
什→
㇒丨一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (shi2)ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) • assorted • miscellaneous
2. shén (shen2)what

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 什 shí (shi2)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 什 shén (shen2)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 什 shén (shen2)The component 亻 is pronounced as 'rén' (ren2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

什么 (什麼)
为什么 (為什麼)

Medium Frequency

干什么 (幹甚麼)
没什么 (沒什麼)
什么样 (甚麼樣)
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么

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  • 63rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.25% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
么→
丿厶
2Radical
么→
丿bend厶private
3Graphical
么→
丿㇛丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. má (ma2)exclamatory final particle
2. ma (ma5)interrogative final particle
3. me (me5)suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus etc
4. mó (mo2)tiny • insignificant

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

么 also appears in:
麽仫

Example Words

High Frequency

什么 (什麼)
怎么 (怎麼)
这么 (這麼)
那么 (那麼)

Medium Frequency

多么 (多麼)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
为什么 (為什麼)
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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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