1. 刘
  2. 禹
  3. 锡

刘

Previous (妈)Next (读)
  • 750th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
刘→
文刂
2Radical
刘→
文script/literature刂knife
3Graphical
刘→
一丶乂亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liú (Liu2)surname Liu

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

刘 also appears in:
浏

Example Words

Common

刘备 (劉備)
刘海 (劉海)

Uncommon

刘少奇 (劉少奇)
刘德华 (劉德華)
刘翔 (劉翔)
刘表 (劉表)
刘邦 (劉邦)
刘青云 (劉青雲)

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禹

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Previous (蚂)Next (廖)
  • 2883rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
禹→
䖝冂
2Radical
禹→
㇒N/A虫insect冂upside down box
3Graphical
禹→
㇒口丨𠂉冂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǔ (Yu3)Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods • surname Yu

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

禹 also appears in:
属龋踽蝺齲

Example Words

Common

大禹 

Uncommon

刘禹锡 (劉禹錫)
禹城 
禹州 

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锡

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Previous (俘)Next (卑)
  • 2054th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
锡→
钅易
2Radical
锡→
钅metal/gold日sun/day勹wrapNo glyph available
3Graphical
锡→
丿一乚二口一㇆㇒㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xī (xi1)tin (chemistry) • to bestow • to confer • to grant • Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 锡 xī (xi1)The component 易 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 锡 xī (xi1)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

无锡 (無錫)

Uncommon

刘禹锡 (劉禹錫)
无锡市 (無錫市)
锡山 (錫山)
锡山区 (錫山區)
锡林浩特 (錫林浩特)
锡兰 (錫蘭)
麦肯锡 (麥肯錫)

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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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