1. 史
  2. 詩
  3. 般

史

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

Decomposition

1Once
史→
中乂
2Radical
史→
口mouth丨line乂N/A
3Graphical
史→
口丨乂

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 史 shǐ (shi3)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 史 shǐ (shi3)The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

史 also appears in:
驶駛鉂

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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詩

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  • 904th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 53 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
詩→
言寺
2Radical
詩→
言speech土earth寸thumb
3Graphical
詩→
一丶二口一丨一𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shī (shi1)poem • CL:首[shou3] • poetry • verse • abbr. for Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 Jing1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 詩 shī (shi1)The component 寺 is pronounced as 'sì' (si4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

诗人 (詩人)
诗意 (詩意)
诗歌 (詩歌)

Uncommon

古诗 (古詩)
史诗 (史詩)
史诗般 (史詩般)
吟诗 (吟詩)
唱诗班 (唱詩班)
如诗如画 (如詩如畫)
情诗 (情詩)
打油诗 (打油詩)
诗句 (詩句)
诗情画意 (詩情畫意)
诗文 (詩文)
诗篇 (詩篇)
诗经 (詩經)
诗词 (詩詞)
诗集 (詩集)
赋诗 (賦詩)
韵诗 (韻詩)

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般

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  • 628th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
般→
舟殳
2Radical
般→
舟boat殳weapon/lance
3Graphical
般→
冂丶⺀一丿㇠㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bān (ban1)sort • kind • class • way • manner
2. pán (pan2)see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

般 also appears in:
搬磐瘢盤

Example Words

Common

一般 

Uncommon

百般 
万般 (萬般)
这般 (這般)

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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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