使

  • 119th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 118 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
使
3Graphical
使

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǐ (shi3)to make • to cause • to enable • to use • to employ • to send • to instruct sb to do sth • envoy • messenger

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 使 shǐ (shi3)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 使 shǐ (shi3)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 使 shǐ (shi3)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for 使 shǐ (shi3)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

使用 
即使 
天使 

Uncommon

使劲 (使勁)
使命 
使得 
使用者 
使者 
使馆 (使館)
促使 
大使 
好使 
纵使 (縱使)

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  • 51st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 333 words
  • Component in 77 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yòng (yong4)to use • to employ • to have to • to eat or drink • expense or outlay • usefulness • hence • therefore

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yòng (yong4)The component is pronounced as 'yòng' (yong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

作用 
使用 
利用 
应用 (應用)
没用 (沒用)
用来 (用來)
用心 
用户 (用戶)

Uncommon

不用 
享用 
占用 (佔用)
使用权 (使用權)
使用者 
信用 
信用卡 
借用 
备用 (備用)
副作用 
动用 (動用)
受用 
启用 (啟用)
善用 
套用 
好用 
家用 
实用 (實用)
专用 (專用)
常用 
引用 
抵用券 
采用 (採用)
改用 
有用 
服用 
滥用 (濫用)
无用 (無用)
用人 
用光 
用力 
用功 
用品 
用场 (用場)
用完 
用法 
用尽 (用盡)
用处 (用處)
用途 
用餐 
管用 
耐用 
试用 (試用)
费用 (費用)
通用 
运用 (運用)
适用 (適用)
选用 (選用)
食用 
饮用 (飲用)

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  • 297th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 208 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. quán (quan2)authority • power • right • temporary

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

主权 (主權)
人权 (人權)
授权 (授權)
权利 (權利)
权力 (權力)
权势 (權勢)
权威 (權威)
权益 (權益)
权限 (權限)
版权 (版權)
特权 (特權)
产权 (產權)
维权 (維權)

Uncommon

主导权 (主導權)
使用权 (使用權)
侵权 (侵權)
债权 (債權)
债权人 (債權人)
全权 (全權)
丧权辱国 (喪權辱國)
大权 (大權)
女权 (女權)
女权主义 (女權主義)
孙权 (孫權)
专利权 (專利權)
强权 (強權)
所有权 (所有權)
投票权 (投票權)
掌权 (掌權)
控制权 (控制權)
拥有权 (擁有權)
政权 (政權)
期权 (期權)
弃权 (棄權)
极权 (極權)
权威性 (權威性)
权杖 (權杖)
权柄 (權柄)
权当 (權當)
权术 (權術)
权衡 (權衡)
权贵 (權貴)
权重 (權重)
民权 (民權)
无权 (無權)
发言权 (發言權)
皇权 (皇權)
职权 (職權)
股权 (股權)
自主权 (自主權)
著作权 (著作權)
财产权 (財產權)
选举权 (選舉權)
隐私权 (隱私權)
集权 (集權)
霸权 (霸權)

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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.