• 242nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 76 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zài (zai4)again • once more • re- • second • another • then (after sth, and not until then)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

再次 
再见 (再見)

Uncommon

一再 
不再 
再度 
再现 (再現)
再生 
再说 (再說)

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  • 24th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.45% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 210 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shuì (shui4)to canvass • to persuade • see 遊說|游说[you2 shui4], to canvass and 說客|说客[shui4 ke4], persuasive speaker
2. shuō (shuo1)to speak • to say • to explain • to scold • to tell off • a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shuì (shui4)The component is pronounced as 'duì' (dui4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

来说 (來說)
传说 (傳說)
小说 (小說)
据说 (據說)
说出 (說出)
说好 (說好)
说明 (說明)
说话 (說話)

Uncommon

再说 (再說)
演说 (演說)
无话可说 (無話可說)
总的来说 (總的來說)
听说 (聽說)
胡说 (胡說)
解说 (解說)
诉说 (訴說)
话说 (話說)
说不定 (說不定)
说唱 (說唱)
说教 (說教)
说明书 (說明書)
说服 (說服)
说法 (說法)
说亲 (說親)
说说 (說說)
说谎 (說謊)
说起 (說起)
说道 (說道)
谈天说地 (談天說地)
述说 (述說)

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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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