• 203rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 341 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. míng (ming2)name • noun (part of speech) • place (e.g. among winners) • famous • classifier for people

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

名单 (名單)
名字 
成名 
排名 

Uncommon

出名 
功名 
取名 
名人 
名利 
名副其实 (名副其實)
名叫 
名媛 
名将 (名將)
名气 (名氣)
名片 
名牌 
名状 (名狀)
名称 (名稱)
名义 (名義)
名著 
名号 (名號)
名言 
名词 (名詞)
名誉 (名譽)
名额 (名額)
命名 
报名 (報名)
姓名 
实名制 (實名制)
提名 
改名 
更名 
有名 
无名指 (無名指)
知名 
签名 (簽名)
茂名 
莫名 
莫名其妙 
著名 
点名 (點名)

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  • 763rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (fu4)secondary • auxiliary • deputy • assistant • vice- • abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb • classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (fu4)The component is pronounced as '' (fu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

副作用 
副本 
副总裁 (副總裁)
名副其实 (名副其實)

Uncommon

副主任 
副主席 
副市长 (副市長)
副书记 (副書記)
副校长 (副校長)
副业 (副業)
副产品 (副產品)
副秘书长 (副秘書長)
副总理 (副總理)
副总统 (副總統)
副部长 (副部長)
副院长 (副院長)
副食 

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  • 85th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 119 words
  • Component in 20 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (qi2)his • her • its • theirs • that • such • it (refers to sth preceding it)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (qi2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

其中 
其他 
其实 (其實)

Uncommon

其它 
其次 
其余 (其餘)
土耳其 
尤其 
尤其是 
极其 (極其)
与其 (與其)
莫名其妙 
顺其自然 (順其自然)

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  • 100th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 218 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (shi2)real • true • honest • really • solid • fruit • seed • definitely

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shí (shi2)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

事实 (事實)
其实 (其實)
实力 (實力)
实在 (實在)
实现 (實現)
现实 (現實)
真实 (真實)
确实 (確實)

Uncommon

不切实际 (不切實際)
充实 (充實)
务实 (務實)
厚实 (厚實)
名副其实 (名副其實)
实名制 (實名制)
实惠 (實惠)
实拍 (實拍)
实施 (實施)
实时 (實時)
实况 (實況)
实物 (實物)
实用 (實用)
实习 (實習)
实行 (實行)
实话 (實話)
实质 (實質)
实践 (實踐)
实际 (實際)
实际上 (實際上)
实验 (實驗)
实验室 (實驗室)
实体 (實體)
忠实 (忠實)
果实 (果實)
朴实 (樸實)
结实 (結實)
老实 (老實)
脚踏实地 (腳踏實地)
落实 (落實)
着实 (著實)
诚实 (誠實)
证实 (證實)
踏实 (踏實)
踏踏实实 (踏踏實實)

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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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