• 278th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 189 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Si1)surname Si
2. (si1)to take charge of • to manage • department (under a ministry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (si1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

公司 
司机 (司機)

Uncommon

上司 
分公司 
司令 
司法 
吐司 
寿司 (壽司)
子公司 
官司 
盎司 
阿司匹林 

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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.