• 229th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 99 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (He2)surname He
2. (he2)what • how • why • which • carry

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (he2)The component is pronounced as '' (ke3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (he2)The component is pronounced as '' (ke4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

任何 
如何 

Uncommon

何以 
何尝 (何嘗)
何必 
何方 
何时 (何時)
何况 (何況)
何等 
何苦 
何处 (何處)
奈何 
为何 (為何)
无可奈何 (無可奈何)

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  • 158th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 124 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. děng (deng3)class • rank • grade • equal to • same as • to wait for • to await • et cetera • and so on • et al. (and other authors) • after • as soon as • once

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

等到 
等待 
等等 
等级 (等級)

Uncommon

中等 
何等 
平等 
特等 
等候 
等于 (等於)
头等舱 (頭等艙)
高等 

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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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