• 330th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 190 words
  • Component in 17 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gòng (gong4)common • general • to share • together • total • altogether • abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gòng (gong4)The component is pronounced as 'gòng' (gong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

一共 
公共 
共同 

Uncommon

中共 
共事 
共享 
共同点 (共同點)
共和 
共和国 (共和國)
共和党 (共和黨)
共存 
共性 
共振 
共生 
共产主义 (共產主義)
共产党 (共產黨)
共产党人 (共產黨人)
共用 
共处 (共處)
共计 (共計)
共识 (共識)
共鸣 (共鳴)
同甘共苦 
总共 (總共)

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  • 2974th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāng (Xiang1)surname Xiang
2. xiāng (xiang1)to help • to assist • mutual assistance • to rush into or up • to raise or hold up • high • tall • old variant of 欀 • chariot horse (old) • change (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāng (xiang1)The component is pronounced as 'xuān' (xuan1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

襄樊 
襄阳 (襄陽)

Uncommon

共襄盛举 (共襄盛舉)

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  • 1140th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 70 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shèng (Sheng4)surname Sheng
2. chéng (cheng2)to hold • to contain • to ladle • to pick up with a utensil
3. shèng (sheng4)flourishing • vigorous • magnificent • extensively

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chéng (cheng2)The component is pronounced as 'chéng' (cheng2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shèng (sheng4)The component is pronounced as 'chéng' (cheng2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

盛典 
盛宴 
丰盛 (豐盛)

Uncommon

全盛 
旺盛 
昌盛 
盛世 
盛夏 
盛大 
盛情 
盛会 (盛會)
盛况 (盛況)
盛产 (盛產)
盛行 
盛装 (盛裝)
盛开 (盛開)
茂盛 
华盛顿 (華盛頓)
鼎盛 

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  • 586th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 101 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ju3)to lift • to hold up • to cite • to enumerate • to act • to raise • to choose • to elect

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ju3)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一举 (一舉)
举手 (舉手)
举行 (舉行)
举办 (舉辦)
选举 (選舉)

Uncommon

一举一动 (一舉一動)
创举 (創舉)
壮举 (壯舉)
举例 (舉例)
举动 (舉動)
举国 (舉國)
举报 (舉報)
举手投足 (舉手投足)
举措 (舉措)
举杯 (舉杯)
举棋不定 (舉棋不定)
举止 (舉止)
举起 (舉起)
轻而易举 (輕而易舉)

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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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