1. 凶
  2. 杀
  3. 案

凶

Previous (净)Next (署)
  • 1376th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 45 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
凶→
凵乂
2Radical
凶→
凵container乂N/A
3Graphical
凶→
凵乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiōng (xiong1)terrible • fearful
2. xiōng (xiong1)vicious • fierce • ominous • inauspicious • famine • variant of 兇|凶[xiong1]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

凶 also appears in:
匈汹酗

Example Words

Common

凶手 (兇手)
凶残 (兇殘)
凶狠 (兇狠)
凶猛 (兇猛)
凶暴 

Uncommon

凶器 (兇器)
凶多吉少 (兇多吉少)
凶悍 (兇悍)
凶恶 (兇惡)
凶杀 (兇殺)
凶杀案 (兇殺案)
凶神 (兇神)
凶险 (兇險)
凶兆 
凶光 
凶巴巴 
吉凶 
帮凶 (幫兇)
行凶 (行兇)
逢凶化吉 

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杀

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Previous (举)Next (攻)
  • 587th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 138 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
杀→
乂朩
2Radical
杀→
乂N/A十ten小small
3Graphical
杀→
乂一丨亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)to kill • to murder • to fight • to weaken or reduce • to smart (topolect) • to counteract • (used after a verb) extremely

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 杀 shā (sha1)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

杀 also appears in:
刹铩弑閷脎

Example Words

Common

杀人 (殺人)
杀戮 (殺戮)
杀手 (殺手)
杀死 (殺死)
秒杀 (秒殺)
自杀 (自殺)
谋杀 (謀殺)
谋杀案 (謀殺案)

Uncommon

他杀 (他殺)
借刀杀人 (借刀殺人)
凶杀 (兇殺)
刺杀 (刺殺)
宰杀 (宰殺)
封杀 (封殺)
射杀 (射殺)
屠杀 (屠殺)
厮杀 (廝殺)
扼杀 (扼殺)
抹杀 (抹殺)
拼杀 (拼殺)
搏杀 (搏殺)
斩杀 (斬殺)
暗杀 (暗殺)
枪杀 (槍殺)
残杀 (殘殺)
杀人犯 (殺人犯)
杀伤力 (殺傷力)
杀价 (殺價)
杀害 (殺害)
杀掉 (殺掉)
杀敌 (殺敵)
杀气 (殺氣)
杀生 (殺生)
杀菌 (殺菌)
杀菌剂 (殺菌劑)
杀青 (殺青)
猎杀 (獵殺)
虐杀 (虐殺)
误杀 (誤殺)
追杀 (追殺)

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案

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Previous (某)Next (黑)
  • 518th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 118 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
案→
安木
2Radical
案→
宀roof女woman木tree
3Graphical
案→
冖丶㇛一丿一丨八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. àn (an4)(legal) case • incident • record • file • table

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 案 àn (an4)The component 安 is pronounced as 'ān' (an1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

图案 (圖案)
方案 
档案 (檔案)
答案 

Uncommon

作案 
备案 (備案)
报案 (報案)
拍案 
提案 
抢劫案 (搶劫案)
案件 
案例 
案子 
枪击案 (槍擊案)
档案馆 (檔案館)
法案 
涉案 
破案 
立案 
谋杀案 (謀殺案)
重案 

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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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