• 666th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 76 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

Common

初一 
初级 (初級)
当初 (當初)

Uncommon

初三 
初中 
初二 
初出茅庐 (初出茅廬)
初恋 (初戀)
初步 
初衷 
年初 
最初 

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  • 745th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 81 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shěn (shen3)to examine • to investigate • carefully • to try (in court)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shěn (shen3)The component is pronounced as 'shēn' (shen1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for shěn (shen3)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

审判 (審判)
审批 (審批)
审查 (審查)
审核 (審核)
审美 (審美)
审视 (審視)
审计 (審計)

Uncommon

一审 (一審)
初审 (初審)
受审 (受審)
审判长 (審判長)
审问 (審問)
审定 (審定)
审慎 (審慎)
审时度势 (審時度勢)
审理 (審理)
审美观 (審美觀)
审计署 (審計署)
审讯 (審訊)
审议 (審議)
庭审 (庭審)
复审 (復審)
政审 (政審)
终审 (終審)
评审 (評審)
评审团 (評審團)
重审 (重審)

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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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