• 1214th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiá (xia2)knight-errant • brave and chivalrous • hero • heroic

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiá (xia2)The component is pronounced as 'jiā' (jia1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for xiá (xia2)The component is pronounced as 'jiá' (jia2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for xiá (xia2)The component is pronounced as 'xx5' (xx5). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

侠客 (俠客)
大侠 (大俠)
武侠 (武俠)
神雕侠侣 (神雕俠侶)

Medium Frequency

 ()
侠士 (俠士)
侠义 (俠義)
蜘蛛侠 (蜘蛛俠)
蝙蝠侠 (蝙蝠俠)
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  • 372nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 102 words
  • Component in 137 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (Shi4)surname Shi
2. shì (shi4)member of the senior ministerial class (old) • scholar (old) • bachelor • honorific • first class military rank • specialist worker

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

人士 
博士 
士兵 
女士 
战士 (戰士)
瑞士 
男士 
的士 
绅士 (紳士)
护士 (護士)

Medium Frequency

侠士 (俠士)
力士 
勇士 
博士后 (博士後)
哈士奇 
 
士气 (士氣)
壮士 (壯士)
大力士 
威士忌 
富士 
富士山 
富士康 
巴士 
巴士站 
招贤纳士 (招賢納士)
武士 
波士顿 (波士頓)
烈士 
爵士 
硕士 (碩士)
芝士 
莎士比亚 (莎士比亞)
卫士 (衛士)
贴士 (貼士)
迪士尼 
道士 
院士 
隐士 (隱士)
雅士 
骑士 (騎士)
斗士 (鬥士)
斗牛士 (鬥牛士)
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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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