• 829th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 56 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

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

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiè (jie4)to introduce • to lie between • between

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

介意 
介绍 (介紹)
简介 (簡介)

Uncommon

中介 
介入 
介于 (介於)
媒介 
推介 
蒋介石 (蔣介石)

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  • 1232nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shào (Shao4)surname Shao
2. shào (shao4)to continue • to carry on

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shào (shao4)The component is pronounced as 'zhào' (zhao4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shào (shao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

介绍 (介紹)

Uncommon

绍兴 (紹興)
袁绍 (袁紹)

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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.