1. 司
  2. 令
  3. 部

司

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

Decomposition

1Once
司→
㇆𠮛
2Radical
司→
㇆N/A一one口mouth
3Graphical
司→
㇆一口

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 司 sī (si1)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

司 also appears in:
词饲嗣伺祠笥詞覗飼

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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令

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Previous (夫)Next (准)
  • 378th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 126 words
  • Component in 35 characters

Decomposition

1Once
令→
亽龴
2Radical
令→
人human丶dot龴N/A
3Graphical
令→
人丶龴

Pinyin & Meaning

1. líng (Ling2)see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]
2. líng (ling2)see 脊令[ji2 ling2] • see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]
3. lǐng (ling3)classifier for a ream of paper
4. lìng (ling4)to order • to command • an order • warrant • writ • to cause • to make sth happen • virtuous • honorific title • season • government position (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

令 also appears in:
领冷零龄怜邻玲铃岭伶拎翎聆羚苓蛉呤囹泠瓴鸰領袊齡舲笭跉矝柃齢鈴秢詅魿鴒

Example Words

Common

命令 
号令 (號令)

Uncommon

下令 
令狐 
冬令 
利令智昏 
勒令 
口令 
司令 
司令部 
夏令营 (夏令營)
指令 
时令 (時令)
法令 
发号施令 (發號施令)
禁令 
禁酒令 
绕口令 (繞口令)
责令 (責令)
军令如山 (軍令如山)
达令 (達令)

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部

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  • 84th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 207 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
部→
咅阝
2Radical
部→
立stand erect口mouth阝town
3Graphical
部→
一丶丷一口丨㇌

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bù (bu4)ministry • department • section • part • division • troops • board • classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 部 bù (bu4)The component 阝 is pronounced as 'fǔ' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

部 also appears in:
蔀篰

Example Words

Common

全部 
部分 

Uncommon

一部分 
中部 
俱乐部 (俱樂部)
内部 (內部)
公安部 
北部 
南部 
外交部 
外部 
大部分 (大部份)
天龙八部 (天龍八部)
尾部 
局部 
干部 (幹部)
底部 
教育部 
东部 (東部)
总部 (總部)
胸部 
腰部 
腹部 
臀部 
西部 
部份 
部位 
部署 
部落 
部长 (部長)
部门 (部門)
部队 (部隊)
面部 
顶部 (頂部)
头部 (頭部)
颈部 (頸部)

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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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