1. 壽
  2. 司

壽

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  • 1613th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
壽→
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2Radical
壽→
士scholar㇖N/A工work一one口mouth寸thumb
3Graphical
壽→
一丨一㇖一丨一一口𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shòu (Shou4)surname Shou
2. shòu (shou4)long life • old age • age • life • birthday • funerary

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 壽 shòu (shou4)The component 士 is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 壽 shòu (shou4)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

壽 also appears in:
禱籌鑄醻譸軇

Example Words

High Frequency

寿司 (壽司)
寿命 (壽命)
寿星 (壽星)
长寿 (長壽)

Medium Frequency

寿光 (壽光)
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
寿终正寝 (壽終正寢)
寿面 (壽麵)
延寿 (延壽)
延年益寿 (延年益壽)
祝寿 (祝壽)
高寿 (高壽)
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司

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  • 278th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
司→
㇆𠮛
2Radical
司→
㇆N/A一one口mouth
3Graphical
司→
㇆一口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sī (Si1)surname Si
2. sī (si1)to take charge of • to manage • department (under a ministry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 司 sī (si1)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

司 also appears in:
词饲嗣伺祠笥詞覗飼

Example Words

High Frequency

公司 
司机 (司機)

Medium Frequency

上司 
分公司 
司 
司令 
司法 
吐司 
寿司 (壽司)
子公司 
官司 
盎司 
阿司匹林 
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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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