1. 准
  2. 则

准

Previous (令)Next (布)
  • 379th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
准→
冫隹
2Radical
准→
冫ice隹small bird
3Graphical
准→
丶㇀㇒丨一二丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǔn (zhun3)to allow • to grant • in accordance with • in the light of
2. zhǔn (zhun3)horizontal (old) • accurate • standard • definitely • certainly • about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) • quasi- • para-

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 准 zhǔn (zhun3)The component 隹 is pronounced as 'zhuī' (zhui1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 准 zhǔn (zhun3)The component 隹 is pronounced as 'zhuī' (zhui1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

准 
标准 (標準)
准备 (準備)

Medium Frequency

对准 (對準)
批准 
水准 (水準)
准则 (準則)
准时 (準時)
准确 (準確)
瞄准 (瞄準)
精准 (精準)
认准 (認準)
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则

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Previous (非)Next (听)
  • 284th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 25 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
则→
贝刂
2Radical
则→
贝shell刂knife
3Graphical
则→
冂人亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zé (ze2)conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause • standard • norm • rule • to imitate • to follow • then • principle • classifier for written items (such as an official statement)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

则 also appears in:
测侧厕恻铡

Example Words

High Frequency

则 (則)
原则 (原則)
否则 (否則)
规则 (規則)

Medium Frequency

不规则 (不規則)
守则 (守則)
实则 (實則)
武则天 (武則天)
法则 (法則)
准则 (準則)
潜规则 (潛規則)
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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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