• 666th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 40 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chū (chu1)at first • (at the) beginning • first • junior • basic

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
初一 

Medium Frequency

初三 
初中 
初二 
初恋 (初戀)
初步 
初级 (初級)
年初 
最初 
当初 (當初)
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  • 157th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 99 words
  • Component in 655 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. èr (er4)two • 2 • stupid (Beijing dialect)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for èr (er4)The component is pronounced as 'èr' (er4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:
寿驿椿鲿黿

Example Words

High Frequency

 
十二 
第二 

Medium Frequency

一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
二十 
二十多 
二哥 
二奶 
二手 
二手房 
二月 
二百五 
二胡 
二郎神 
二郎腿 
初二 
十二月 
大二 
接二连三 (接二連三)
星期二 
独一无二 (獨一無二)
老二 
周二 (週二)
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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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