• 2482nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (pi1)to hack • to chop • to split open • (of lightning) to strike
2. (pi3)to split in two • to divide

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (pi1)The component is pronounced as '' (bi4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (pi1)The component is pronounced as '' (pi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for (pi1)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for (pi3)The component is pronounced as '' (bi4). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for (pi3)The component is pronounced as '' (pi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
6. Pronunciation clue for (pi3)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

劈里啪啦 (劈裡啪啦)

Uncommon

劈叉 
劈柴 
劈腿 
劈裂 
劈开 (劈開)
劈头盖脸 (劈頭蓋臉)

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  • 147th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 621 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tóu (tou2)head • hair style • the top • end • beginning or end • a stub • remnant • chief • boss • side • aspect • first • leading • classifier for pigs or livestock • CL:個|个[ge4]
2. tou (tou5)suff. for nouns

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tóu (tou2)The component is pronounced as 'dòu' (dou4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for tou (tou5)The component is pronounced as 'dòu' (dou4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

丫头 (丫頭)
低头 (低頭)
回头 (回頭)
年头 (年頭)
心头 (心頭)
念头 (念頭)
抬头 (抬頭)
枕头 (枕頭)
汕头 (汕頭)
洗头 (洗頭)
尽头 (盡頭)
石头 (石頭)
码头 (碼頭)
老头 (老頭)
舌头 (舌頭)
街头 (街頭)
过头 (過頭)
镜头 (鏡頭)
开头 (開頭)
头像 (頭像)
头晕 (頭暈)
头疼 (頭疼)
头痛 (頭痛)
头脑 (頭腦)
头发 (頭髮)
馒头 (饅頭)
骨头 (骨頭)

Uncommon

一头雾水 (一頭霧水)
上头 (上頭)
乳头 (乳頭)
二锅头 (二鍋頭)
人头 (人頭)
人头马 (人頭馬)
仰头 (仰頭)
个头 (個頭)
偏头痛 (偏頭痛)
兆头 (兆頭)
光头 (光頭)
出人头地 (出人頭地)
出头 (出頭)
出风头 (出風頭)
到头来 (到頭來)
剃头 (剃頭)
前头 (前頭)
劲头 (勁頭)
势头 (勢頭)
包头 (包頭)
口头 (口頭)
口头禅 (口頭禪)
噱头 (噱頭)
埋头 (埋頭)
外头 (外頭)
多头 (多頭)
对头 (對頭)
山头 (山頭)
崭露头角 (嶄露頭角)
巨头 (巨頭)
带头 (帶頭)
平头 (平頭)
床头 (床頭)
床头柜 (床頭櫃)
后头 (後頭)
从头 (從頭)
从头到尾 (從頭到尾)
彻头彻尾 (徹頭徹尾)
手指头 (手指頭)
手头 (手頭)
扭头 (扭頭)
抱头痛哭 (抱頭痛哭)
拳头 (拳頭)
指头 (指頭)
掉头 (掉頭)
探头 (探頭)
接头 (接頭)
插头 (插頭)
摇头 (搖頭)
摄像头 (攝像頭)
改头换面 (改頭換面)
日头 (日頭)
晕头转向 (暈頭轉向)
木头 (木頭)
梳头 (梳頭)
桥头 (橋頭)
水龙头 (水龍頭)
源头 (源頭)
满头大汗 (滿頭大汗)
无厘头 (無厘頭)
焦头烂额 (焦頭爛額)
烟头 (煙頭)
片头 (片頭)
牛头 (牛頭)
狮子头 (獅子頭)
猎头 (獵頭)
白头 (白頭)
白头偕老 (白頭偕老)
白头到老 (白頭到老)
盼头 (盼頭)
眉头 (眉頭)
看头 (看頭)
矛头 (矛頭)
碰头 (碰頭)
磕头 (磕頭)
砖头 (磚頭)
秃头 (禿頭)
空头 (空頭)
箭头 (箭頭)
罐头 (罐頭)
老头儿 (老頭兒)
老头子 (老頭子)
临头 (臨頭)
芋头 (芋頭)
蓬头垢面 (蓬頭垢面)
葱头 (蔥頭)
虎头蛇尾 (虎頭蛇尾)
行头 (行頭)
里头 (裡頭)
调头 (調頭)
猪头 (豬頭)
猫头鹰 (貓頭鷹)
起头 (起頭)
跟头 (跟頭)
转头 (轉頭)
重头戏 (重頭戲)
钟头 (鐘頭)
关头 (關頭)
头一 (頭一)
头上 (頭上)
头儿 (頭兒)
头大 (頭大)
头昏 (頭昏)
头昏脑胀 (頭昏腦脹)
头条 (頭條)
头版 (頭版)
头皮 (頭皮)
头盔 (頭盔)
头破血流 (頭破血流)
头等 (頭等)
头等舱 (頭等艙)
头绪 (頭緒)
头部 (頭部)
头重脚轻 (頭重腳輕)
头衔 (頭銜)
头顶 (頭頂)
头头 (頭頭)
头颅 (頭顱)
头饰 (頭飾)
额头 (額頭)
风头 (風頭)
魔头 (魔頭)
鱼头 (魚頭)
点头 (點頭)
龙头 (龍頭)

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  • 1050th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 85 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Ge3)surname Ge
2. gài (gai4)lid • top • cover • canopy • to cover • to conceal • to build

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

掩盖 (掩蓋)
膝盖 (膝蓋)
覆盖 (覆蓋)
锅盖 (鍋蓋)

Uncommon

冰盖 (冰蓋)
劈头盖脸 (劈頭蓋臉)
加盖 (加蓋)
封盖 (封蓋)
后盖 (後蓋)
卷铺盖 (捲鋪蓋)
欲盖弥彰 (欲蓋彌彰)
涵盖 (涵蓋)
翻盖 (翻蓋)
华盖 (華蓋)
盖上 (蓋上)
盖世 (蓋世)
盖子 (蓋子)
盖帽 (蓋帽)
盖浇饭 (蓋澆飯)
盖章 (蓋章)
盖茨 (蓋茨)
盖头 (蓋頭)
盖饭 (蓋飯)
覆盖率 (覆蓋率)
遮盖 (遮蓋)
铺天盖地 (鋪天蓋地)
铺盖 (鋪蓋)

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  • 615th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 108 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
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3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liǎn (lian3)face • CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for liǎn (lian3)The component is pronounced as 'qiān' (qian1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

丢脸 (丟臉)
洗脸 (洗臉)
满脸 (滿臉)
笑脸 (笑臉)
翻脸 (翻臉)
脸皮 (臉皮)
脸红 (臉紅)
脸色 (臉色)
脸蛋 (臉蛋)
脸颊 (臉頰)
脸庞 (臉龐)

Uncommon

厚脸皮 (厚臉皮)
嘴脸 (嘴臉)
娃娃脸 (娃娃臉)
死皮赖脸 (死皮賴臉)
没脸 (沒臉)
灰头土脸 (灰頭土臉)
瓜子脸 (瓜子臉)
白脸 (白臉)
老脸 (老臉)
脸型 (臉型)
脸孔 (臉孔)
脸皮厚 (臉皮厚)
脸盆 (臉盆)
脸蛋儿 (臉蛋兒)
脸谱 (臉譜)
脸面 (臉面)
变脸 (變臉)
赏脸 (賞臉)
露脸 (露臉)
鬼脸 (鬼臉)
黄脸婆 (黃臉婆)

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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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