• 1513th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 16 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)double • twice • simultaneous • holding two or more (official) posts at the same time

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

兼具 
兼职 (兼職)

Uncommon

兼任 
兼并 (兼併)
兼备 (兼備)
兼容 
兼施 
兼程 
兼顾 (兼顧)

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  • 553rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 89 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shī (Shi1)surname Shi
2. shī (shi1)to grant • to give • to bestow • to act • to carry out

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shī (shi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shī (shi1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

实施 (實施)
措施 
施工 
设施 (設施)

Uncommon

布施 
恩施 
施主 
施加 
施压 (施壓)
施展 
施舍 (施捨)
施肥 
施行 
乐善好施 (樂善好施)
发号施令 (發號施令)
西施 

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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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