1. 取
  2. 長
  3. 補
  4. 短

取

Previous (万)Next (拉)
  • 323rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 138 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
取→
耳又
2Radical
取→
耳ear又right hand
3Graphical
取→
二丨二㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qǔ (qu3)to take • to get • to choose • to fetch

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

取 also appears in:
最趣聚娶诹鲰陬菆諏緅鋷

Example Words

Common

获取 (獲取)
领取 (領取)

Uncommon

取代 
取出 
取得 
取悦 (取悅)
取暖 
取消 
抽取 
采取 (採取)
换取 (換取)
摘取 
无理取闹 (無理取鬧)
争取 (爭取)
进取 (進取)

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長

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Previous (与)Next (把)
  • 109th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 455 words
  • Component in 23 characters

Decomposition

1Once
長→
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
長→
長long/grow
3Graphical
長→
彐一乚冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháng (chang2)length • long • forever • always • constantly
2. zhǎng (zhang3)chief • head • elder • to grow • to develop • to increase • to enhance

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 長 cháng (chang2)The component 長 is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 長 cháng (chang2)The component 長 is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 長 zhǎng (zhang3)The component 長 is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 長 zhǎng (zhang3)The component 長 is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

長 also appears in:
長脹躼鋹餦粻套肆髟蕻隂蕼镻长张帐涨胀账怅苌伥枨

Example Words

Common

增长 (增長)
家长 (家長)
成长 (成長)
漫长 (漫長)
长久 (長久)
长大 (長大)
长春 (長春)
长期 (長期)
长沙 (長沙)
长相 (長相)
长辈 (長輩)

Uncommon

一技之长 (一技之長)
修长 (修長)
兄长 (兄長)
全长 (全長)
冗长 (冗長)
副市长 (副市長)
副校长 (副校長)
副部长 (副部長)
副院长 (副院長)
加长 (加長)
助长 (助長)
团长 (團長)
地久天长 (地久天長)
增长率 (增長率)
天长 (天長)
天长地久 (天長地久)
子长 (子長)
学长 (學長)
局长 (局長)
市长 (市長)
师长 (師長)
年长 (年長)
厂长 (廠長)
厅长 (廳長)
延长 (延長)
悠长 (悠長)
所长 (所長)
拉长 (拉長)
擅长 (擅長)
会长 (會長)
村长 (村長)
校长 (校長)
机长 (機長)
深长 (深長)
漫漫长夜 (漫漫長夜)
特长 (特長)
班长 (班長)
生长 (生長)
省长 (省長)
社长 (社長)
科长 (科長)
秘书长 (秘書長)
站长 (站長)
细水长流 (細水長流)
细长 (細長)
组长 (組長)
县长 (縣長)
船长 (船長)
董事长 (董事長)
处长 (處長)
行长 (行長)
见长 (見長)
语重心长 (語重心長)
财长 (財長)
身长 (身長)
连长 (連長)
部长 (部長)
酋长 (酋長)
镇长 (鎮長)
长假 (長假)
长出 (長出)
长叹 (長嘆)
长城 (長城)
长寿 (長壽)
长夜 (長夜)
长存 (長存)
长安 (長安)
长官 (長官)
长宁 (長寧)
长宁区 (長寧區)
长岛 (長島)
长年 (長年)
长度 (長度)
长廊 (長廊)
长征 (長征)
长得 (長得)
长成 (長成)
长方形 (長方形)
长春市 (長春市)
长条 (長條)
长椅 (長椅)
长乐 (長樂)
长江 (長江)
长治 (長治)
长满 (長滿)
长牙 (長牙)
长生不老 (長生不老)
长白山 (長白山)
长眠 (長眠)
长短 (長短)
长篇 (長篇)
长老 (長老)
长者 (長者)
长兴 (長興)
长处 (長處)
长虹 (長虹)
长裙 (長裙)
长裤 (長褲)
长谈 (長談)
长跑 (長跑)
长途 (長途)
长途车 (長途車)
长进 (長進)
长远 (長遠)
长队 (長隊)
长靴 (長靴)
长颈鹿 (長頸鹿)
长发 (長髮)
长龙 (長龍)
院长 (院長)
队长 (隊長)
首长 (首長)

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補

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Previous (脱)Next (谓)
  • 942nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 112 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
補→
衤甫
2Radical
補→
衤clothes十ten用use丶dot
3Graphical
補→
一一丨一丶戈丨冫一丨冂二丨丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǔ (bu3)to repair • to patch • to mend • to make up for • to fill (a vacancy) • to supplement

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 補 bǔ (bu3)The component 甫 is pronounced as 'fǔ' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 補 bǔ (bu3)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

弥补 (彌補)
替补 (替補)
补偿 (補償)
补充 (補充)
补习 (補習)
补考 (補考)
补血 (補血)
补课 (補課)

Uncommon

互补 (互補)
修补 (修補)
候补 (候補)
取长补短 (取長補短)
填补 (填補)
恶补 (惡補)
于事无补 (於事無補)
滋补 (滋補)
缝补 (縫補)
补丁 (補丁)
补助 (補助)
补品 (補品)
补救 (補救)
补数 (補數)
补牙 (補牙)
补发 (補發)
补益 (補益)
补票 (補票)
补给 (補給)
补药 (補藥)
补贴 (補貼)
补足 (補足)
补过 (補過)
进补 (進補)

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短

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Previous (恩)Next (掌)
  • 887th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 87 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
短→
矢豆
2Radical
短→
矢arrow豆bean
3Graphical
短→
丿一人一一口丷一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. duǎn (duan3)short • brief • to lack • weak point • fault

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 短 duǎn (duan3)The component 豆 is pronounced as 'dòu' (dou4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 短 duǎn (duan3)The component 豆 is pronounced as 'dòu' (dou4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

短信 

Uncommon

短暂 (短暫)
短期 
短片 
短线 (短線)
短袖 
短裤 (短褲)
简短 (簡短)
缩短 (縮短)

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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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