• 456th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 136 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǐ (Shi3)surname Shi
2. shǐ (shi3)history • annals • title of an official historian in ancient China

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shǐ (shi3)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for shǐ (shi3)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

史上 
历史 (歷史)

Uncommon

史册 (史冊)
史前 
史密斯 
史实 (史實)
史料 
史书 (史書)
史无前例 (史無前例)
史记 (史記)
史诗 (史詩)
史诗般 (史詩般)
文学史 (文學史)
有史以来 (有史以來)
历史学家 (歷史學家)
历史性 (歷史性)
病史 
简史 (簡史)
罗曼史 (羅曼史)
近代史 
野史 

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  • 306th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 180 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji4)to remember • to note • mark • sign • to record

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji4)The component is pronounced as '' (ji1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ji4)The component is pronounced as '' (ji1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for (ji4)The component is pronounced as '' (ji3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

忘记 (忘記)
日记 (日記)
西游记 (西遊記)
记住 (記住)
记得 (記得)
记忆 (記憶)
记者 (記者)
记录 (記錄)

Uncommon

倚天屠龙记 (倚天屠龍記)
切记 (切記)
印记 (印記)
史记 (史記)
惦记 (惦記)
书记 (書記)
牢记 (牢記)
登记 (登記)
笔记 (筆記)
笔记本 (筆記本)
记事 (記事)
记仇 (記仇)
记性 (記性)
记忆力 (記憶力)
记忆犹新 (記憶猶新)
记起 (記起)
记载 (記載)
谨记 (謹記)
游记 (遊記)
铭记 (銘記)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.