• 1042nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 39 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diǎn (dian3)canon • law • standard work of scholarship • literary quotation or allusion • ceremony • to be in charge of • to mortgage or pawn

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

经典 (經典)

Medium Frequency

典型 
典礼 (典禮)
典范 (典範)
典雅 
古典 
字典 
宝典 (寶典)
恩典 
庆典 (慶典)
瑞典 
盛典 
词典 (詞典)
雅典娜 
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  • 924th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 74 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Li3)surname Li
2. (li3)gift • rite • ceremony • CL:份[fen4] • propriety • etiquette • courtesy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

婚礼 (婚禮)
 ()
礼物 (禮物)

Medium Frequency

典礼 (典禮)
失礼 (失禮)
收礼 (收禮)
敬礼 (敬禮)
洗礼 (洗禮)
礼仪 (禮儀)
礼品 (禮品)
礼堂 (禮堂)
礼拜 (禮拜)
礼服 (禮服)
礼花 (禮花)
礼貌 (禮貌)
礼遇 (禮遇)
葬礼 (葬禮)
贺礼 (賀禮)
送礼 (送禮)
非礼 (非禮)
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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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