1. 基
  2. 督
  3. 徒

基

Previous (五)Next (眼)
  • 280th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 307 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
基→
其土
2Radical
基→
甘sweet一one八eight/divide土earth
3Graphical
基→
艹二一八一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jī (ji1)base • foundation • basic • radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 基 jī (ji1)The component 其 is pronounced as 'qí' (qi2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 基 jī (ji1)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

基 also appears in:
禥

Example Words

Common

基地 
基本 
基本上 
基础 (基礎)
基金 
肯德基 
诺基亚 (諾基亞)

Uncommon

地基 
基因 
基层 (基層)
基数 (基數)
基于 (基於)
基本功 
基本点 (基本點)
基准 (基準)
基督 
基督徒 
基督教 
基石 
基站 
基调 (基調)
基金会 (基金會)
基点 (基點)
巴基斯坦 
朱镕基 (朱鎔基)
柴可夫斯基 
根基 
比基尼 
氨基酸 
维基 (維基)
维基百科 (維基百科)
自由基 
兰博基尼 (蘭博基尼)
赫尔辛基 (赫爾辛基)
转基因 (轉基因)
高尔基 (高爾基)

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督

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Previous (谓)Next (毒)
  • 944th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
督→
叔目
2Radical
督→
⺊divination一one小small又right hand目eye
3Graphical
督→
丨一一亅八㇇㇏口二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dū (du1)to supervise and direct • army title (archaic)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 督 dū (du1)The component 叔 is pronounced as 'shū' (shu1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 督 dū (du1)The component 目 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

基督 
监督 (監督)

Uncommon

基督城 
基督徒 
基督教 
督促 
督察 
督导 (督導)
督军 (督軍)
督办 (督辦)

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徒

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Previous (拥)Next (姆)
  • 1058th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 70 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
徒→
彳走
2Radical
徒→
彳step走run
3Graphical
徒→
㇒丨一丨一龰

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tú (Tu2)surname Tu
2. tú (tu2)disciple • apprentice • believer • on foot • bare or empty • to no avail • only • prison sentence

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

徒 also appears in:
蓗

Example Words

Common

徒劳 (徒勞)
徒弟 
徒步 
歹徒 
异教徒 (異教徒)
门徒 (門徒)

Uncommon

使徒 
信徒 
叛徒 
司徒 
囚徒 
基督徒 
学徒 (學徒)
安徒生 
师徒 (師徒)
徒刑 
徒劳无功 (徒勞無功)
徒手 
徒然 
教徒 
暴徒 
圣徒 (聖徒)
赌徒 (賭徒)
高徒 

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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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