• 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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  • 197th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 207 words
  • Component in 114 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Li4)surname Li
2. (li4)to stand • to set up • to establish • to lay down • to draw up • at once • immediately

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li4)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

建立 
独立 (獨立)
立刻 
立即 
立场 (立場)
立马 (立馬)

Uncommon

三十而立 
中立 
伫立 (佇立)
倒立 
创立 (創立)
周立波 
坐立不安 
孤立 
对立 (對立)
屹立 
爱立信 (愛立信)
成立 
树立 (樹立)
特立独行 (特立獨行)
直立 
矗立 
确立 (確立)
立交桥 (立交橋)
立志 
立方 
立春 
立案 
立法 
立足 
立体 (立體)
站立 
自立 
设立 (設立)
起立 

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  • 663rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 232 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Bo1)Poland • Polish • abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2]
2. (bo1)wave • ripple • storm • surge

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

奔波 
宁波 (寧波)
微波炉 (微波爐)

Uncommon

一波三折 
仁波切 
光波 
周立波 
宁波市 (寧波市)
微波 
水波 
波光 
波动 (波動)
波及 
波士顿 (波士頓)
波多黎各 
波折 
波斯 
波斯湾 (波斯灣)
波斯猫 (波斯貓)
波段 
波浪 
波涛 (波濤)
波澜 (波瀾)
波澜壮阔 (波瀾壯闊)
波尔多 (波爾多)
波特 
波纹 (波紋)
波兰 (波蘭)
波西米亚 (波西米亞)
波音 
烟波 (煙波)
王小波 
眼波 
莎拉波娃 
冲击波 (衝擊波)
超声波 (超聲波)
轩然大波 (軒然大波)
阿波罗 (阿波羅)
随波逐流 (隨波逐流)
电波 (電波)
电磁波 (電磁波)
风波 (風波)
香波 
马可波罗 (馬可波羅)

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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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