1. 右
  2. 侧

右

Previous (左)Next (份)
  • 781st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 66 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
右→
𠂇口
2Radical
右→
𠂇left hand口mouth
3Graphical
右→
𠂇口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yòu (you4)right (-hand) • the Right (politics) • west (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 右 yòu (you4)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
右的是我这
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Appears In

右 also appears in:
若佑祐

Example Words

Common

右边 (右邊)
左右 

Uncommon

右侧 (右側)
右手 
向右 
左右逢源 
左顾右盼 (左顧右盼)

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侧

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Previous (巧)Next (韩)
  • 1218th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
侧→
亻则
2Radical
侧→
亻human贝shell刂knife
3Graphical
侧→
㇒丨冂人亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cè (ce4)the side • to incline towards • to lean • inclined • lateral • side
2. zhāi (zhai1)lean on one side

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 侧 cè (ce4)The component 则 is pronounced as 'zé' (ze2). It has the same pinyin final.
侧的是我这
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Example Words

Common

侧面 (側面)
右侧 (右側)
左侧 (左側)
辗转反侧 (輾轉反側)

Uncommon

侧目 (側目)
侧卧 (側臥)
侧身 (側身)
侧躺 (側躺)
侧重 (側重)
侧门 (側門)
北侧 (北側)
南侧 (南側)
反侧 (反側)
外侧 (外側)
旁敲侧击 (旁敲側擊)
东侧 (東側)
西侧 (西側)

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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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