• 739th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 74 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiū (Xiu1)surname Xiu
2. xiū (xiu1)to decorate • to embellish • to repair • to build • to study • to write • to cultivate

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
修复 (修復)
修身 
装修 (裝修)

Medium Frequency

修剪 
修女 
修好 
修建 
修改 
修正 
修炼 (修煉)
修理 
修行 
修补 (修補)
修长 (修長)
修饰 (修飾)
修养 (修養)
必修 
必修课 (必修課)
维修 (維修)
重修 
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  • 129th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 148 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)first month of the lunar year
2. zhèng (zheng4)just (right) • main • upright • straight • correct • positive • greater than zero • principle

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhèng (zheng4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

反正 
 
正在 
正式 
真正 

Medium Frequency

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正品 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正常 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正道 
正面 
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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.