• 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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  • 537th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 286 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xīng (xing1)star • satellite • small amount

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

三星 
明星 
星座 
星星 
星期 

Uncommon

五星 
五星级 (五星級)
克星 (剋星)
寿星 (壽星)
外星人 
女星 
巨星 
新星 
星光 
星巴克 
星期一 
星期三 
星期二 
星期五 
星期六 
星期四 
星期天 
星期几 (星期幾)
星期日 
星球 
星空 
星级 (星級)
星辰 
星际 (星際)
木星 
歌星 
流星 
流星雨 
火星 
球星 
男星 
福星 
红星 (紅星)
繁星 
卫星 (衛星)
金星 
零星 

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  • 2096th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chí (chi2)run fast • speed • spread • gallop

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

奔驰 (奔馳)
飞驰 (飛馳)

Uncommon

周星驰 (周星馳)
疾驰 (疾馳)
背道而驰 (背道而馳)
驰骋 (馳騁)

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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.