1. 剃
  2. 须
  3. 刀

剃

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  • 3283rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
剃→
弟刂
2Radical
剃→
丷eight/divide弓bow丨line㇒N/A刂knife
3Graphical
剃→
丷匚㇉丨㇒亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tì (ti4)to shave
2. tì (ti4)shave • to weed

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 剃 tì (ti4)The component 弟 is pronounced as 'tì' (ti4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 剃 tì (ti4)The component 弟 is pronounced as 'dì' (di4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

剃须刀 (剃鬚刀)

Medium Frequency

剃 
剃光头 (剃光頭)
剃刀 
剃度 
剃头 (剃頭)
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须

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  • 444th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
须→
彡页
2Radical
须→
彡bristle/beard页leaf
3Graphical
须→
彡一丿冂人

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xū (xu1)must • to have to • to wait
2. xū (xu1)beard • mustache • feeler (of an insect etc) • tassel

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

必须 (必須)

Medium Frequency

无须 (無須)
须 (須)
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刀

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  • 1065th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 64 words
  • Component in 392 characters

Decomposition

1Once
刀→
㇆丿
2Radical
刀→
刀knife
3Graphical
刀→
㇆丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dāo (Dao1)surname Dao
2. dāo (dao1)knife • blade • single-edged sword • cutlass • CL:把[ba3] • classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 刀 dāo (dao1)The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

刀 also appears in:
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Example Words

High Frequency

刀 
菜刀 

Medium Frequency

借刀杀人 (借刀殺人)
两肋插刀 (兩肋插刀)
刀具 
刀子 
刀郎 
刀锋 (刀鋒)
剃须刀 (剃鬚刀)
剪刀 
大刀 
小刀 
螺丝刀 (螺絲刀)
军刀 (軍刀)
镰刀 (鐮刀)
开刀 (開刀)
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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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