• 1218th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ce4)the side • to incline towards • to lean • inclined • lateral • side
2. zhāi (zhai1)lean on one side

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ce4)The component is pronounced as '' (ze2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

侧面 (側面)
右侧 (右側)
左侧 (左側)
辗转反侧 (輾轉反側)

Uncommon

侧目 (側目)
侧卧 (側臥)
侧身 (側身)
侧躺 (側躺)
侧重 (側重)
侧门 (側門)
北侧 (北側)
南侧 (南側)
反侧 (反側)
外侧 (外側)
旁敲侧击 (旁敲側擊)
东侧 (東側)
西侧 (西側)

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  • 140th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 356 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chóng (chong2)to repeat • repetition • again • re- • classifier: layer
2. zhòng (zhong4)heavy • serious • to attach importance to

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

严重 (嚴重)
重新 
重要 

Uncommon

保重 
加重 
厚重 
多重 
尊重 
慎重 
沉重 
注重 
珍重 
看重 
稳重 (穩重)
自重 
贵重 (貴重)
超重 
郑重 (鄭重)
重伤 (重傷)
重启 (重啟)
重围 (重圍)
重大 
重建 
重心 
重庆 (重慶)
重案 
重温 (重溫)
重演 
重现 (重現)
重生 
重叠 (重疊)
重磅 
重组 (重組)
重复 (重複)
重要性 
重视 (重視)
重返 
重逢 
重重 
重量 
重金 
重点 (重點)
隆重 
体重 (體重)

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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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