1. 勢
  2. 如
  3. 破
  4. 竹

勢

Previous (推)Next (参)
  • 506th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
勢→
埶力
2Radical
勢→
土earth八eight/divide土earth丿bend㇈N/A丶dot力power/force
3Graphical
勢→
一丨一八一丨一丿㇈丶㇆丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)power • influence • potential • momentum • tendency • trend • situation • conditions • outward appearance • sign • gesture • male genitals

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 勢 shì (shi4)The component 埶 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 勢 shì (shi4)The component 力 is pronounced as 'lì' (li4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

优势 (優勢)
势力 (勢力)
姿势 (姿勢)
强势 (強勢)
形势 (形勢)
气势 (氣勢)
走势 (走勢)
趋势 (趨勢)
运势 (運勢)

Uncommon

作势 (作勢)
伤势 (傷勢)
劣势 (劣勢)
势利 (勢利)
势利眼 (勢利眼)
势均力敌 (勢均力敵)
势必 (勢必)
势头 (勢頭)
地势 (地勢)
局势 (局勢)
弱势 (弱勢)
得势 (得勢)
恶势力 (惡勢力)
态势 (態勢)
手势 (手勢)
攻势 (攻勢)
架势 (架勢)
权势 (權勢)
火势 (火勢)
声势 (聲勢)
蓄势待发 (蓄勢待發)
阵势 (陣勢)
顺势 (順勢)

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如

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  • 67th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.23% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 231 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
如→
女口
2Radical
如→
女woman口mouth
3Graphical
如→
㇛一丿口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rú (ru2)as • as if • such as

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 如 rú (ru2)The component 女 is pronounced as 'rǔ' (ru3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

如 also appears in:
恕絮茹洳铷袽鴽

Example Words

Common

如何 
如果 
如此 

Uncommon

一如既往 
不如 
例如 
假如 
如下 
如今 
如来 (如來)
如同 
如意 
如愿 (如願)
比如 
犹如 (猶如)
万事如意 (萬事如意)

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破

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  • 604th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 141 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
破→
石皮
2Radical
破→
石stone皮skin
3Graphical
破→
一丿口丿㇆丨㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pò (po4)broken • damaged • worn out • to break, split or cleave • to get rid of • to destroy • to break with • to defeat • to capture (a city etc) • to expose the truth of

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 破 pò (po4)The component 皮 is pronounced as 'pí' (pi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

打破 
破坏 (破壞)
破产 (破產)
突破 

Uncommon

划破 
戳破 
拿破仑 (拿破侖)
捅破 
摔破 
撕破 
支离破碎 (支離破碎)
爆破 
看破 
破例 
破口大骂 (破口大罵)
破天荒 
破戒 
破损 (破損)
破晓 (破曉)
破案 
破洞 
破灭 (破滅)
破烂 (破爛)
破获 (破獲)
破相 
破碎 
破绽 (破綻)
破旧 (破舊)
破裂 
破解 
破译 (破譯)
破财 (破財)
破费 (破費)
破釜沉舟 
破门 (破門)
冲破 (衝破)
识破 (識破)
头破血流 (頭破血流)
点破 (點破)

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竹

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  • 1586th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 93 words
  • Component in 237 characters

Decomposition

1Once
竹→
No glyph available亅
2Radical
竹→
竹bamboo
3Graphical
竹→
𠂉丨亅

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhú (zhu2)bamboo • CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 竹 zhú (zhu2)The component 竹 is pronounced as 'zhú' (zhu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

竹 also appears in:
竹第等管笑算答策简笔篇筑符签箱箭籍筹笼筒筋笨篮笛篷簿簇竿筷篱笃噬笠簧筛篡筐筝竺笋纂簸笆箫笈笺箍筏攥箓筵笙簌篓筱籁篆箴簪篝箕簦箔箩筠笞篙笥笏笕篾笫竽笤篑笳笪箸笾簟笮笸笊箝笱箧節筮篪笄篯箪篦篁筇筌筲籀筆簡籤箨範筚篌篠箜簏箬簋箐筸簳筴篥箦笰籥鱵筍箖篚笹滗笟鳤筘筢箠筅篸篩簾艞筦箅箢笇篂籠筰簰笭篰筊筼築箾簷籓笖笧簢簻籌篤篲箯箇籐籂笗箘箽簍簜筈筽篴籆籇篼簥籲筻籄簼筭箣簃簺笣篃簬簯簫箥簕籔筶篬籒籜籞篭簘筥簴笀籣篛簑笍筩篳簠笉篟篺筣箏竾笐笜筂箒箛箞箤箷箹箿篜簞簤簨簹簽籬籙笲笿譗笎篨籋箋

Example Words

Common

爆竹 

Uncommon

势如破竹 (勢如破竹)
山竹 
放爆竹 
新竹 
竹子 
竹林 
竹笋 (竹筍)
竹筒 
胸有成竹 
腐竹 

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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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