• 490th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 147 words
  • Component in 19 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōu (Zhou1)surname Zhou • Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
2. zhōu (zhou1)to make a circuit • to circle • circle • circumference • lap • cycle • complete • all • all over • thorough • to help financially
3. zhōu (zhou1)week • weekly • variant of 周[zhou1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhōu (zhou1)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhōu (zhou1)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

周围 (周圍)
周边 (周邊)
周末 (週末)

Uncommon

周杰伦 (周傑倫)
周易 
周星驰 (周星馳)
周岁 (周歲)
周渝民 
周瑜 
周身 
周遭 
四周 
周一 (週一)
周三 (週三)
周二 (週二)
周五 (週五)
周六 (週六)
周刊 (週刊)
周到 (週到)
周四 (週四)
周年 (週年)
周日 (週日)
周期 (週期)
周而复始 (週而復始)

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  • 83rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 483 words
  • Component in 343 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiǎo (xiao3)small • tiny • few • young

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiǎo (xiao3)The component is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

小品 
小姐 
小孩 
小学 (小學)
小小 
小心 
小时 (小時)
小时候 (小時候)
小说 (小說)

Uncommon

大大小小 
大小 
大街小巷 
小三 
小丑 
小事 
小伙 
小伙子 
小便 
小偷 
小儿 (小兒)
小区 (小區)
小吃 
小型 
小妹 
小姑 
小姨 
小子 
小孩儿 (小孩兒)
小学生 (小學生)
小屋 
小巧 
小巷 
小店 
小弟 
小弟弟 
小心眼 
小心翼翼 
小憩 
小提琴 
小于 (小於)
小朋友 
小样 (小樣)
小气 (小氣)
小狗 
小看 
小米 
小精灵 (小精靈)
小组 (小組)
小声 (小聲)
小脚 (小腳)
小腹 
小腿 
小菜 
小菜一碟 
小号 (小號)
小贩 (小販)
小资 (小資)
小车 (小車)
小道 
小金 
小鸡 (小雞)
小雨 
小雪 
小青年 
小马 (小馬)
小鬼 
小麦 (小麥)
小鼠 
微小 
渺小 
狭小 (狹小)
缩小 (縮小)
胆小 (膽小)
胆小鬼 (膽小鬼)
蜡笔小新 (蠟筆小新)
邓小平 (鄧小平)

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  • 1107th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 146 words
  • Component in 53 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chuān (chuan1)river • creek • plain • an area of level country • abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川 in southwest China

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chuān (chuan1)The component is pronounced as 'chuān' (chuan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

四川 

Uncommon

一马平川 (一馬平川)
仁川 
冰川 
利川 
北川 
南川 
合川 
吴川 (吳川)
吴川市 (吳川市)
周小川 
四川省 
宜川 
崇川区 (崇川區)
川剧 (川劇)
川沙 
川流不息 
川菜 
川西 
平川 
东川 (東川)
永川 
汶川 
河川 
汉川 (漢川)
临川 (臨川)
银川 (銀川)
铜川 (銅川)
陆川 (陸川)
龙川 (龍川)

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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.