• 206th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 173 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chǔ (chu3)to reside • to live • to dwell • to be in • to be situated at • to stay • to get along with • to be in a position of • to deal with • to discipline • to punish
2. chù (chu4)place • location • spot • point • office • department • bureau • respect • classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chǔ (chu3)The component is pronounced as '' (bu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chù (chu4)The component is pronounced as '' (bu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

何处 (何處)
到处 (到處)
四处 (四處)
好处 (好處)
深处 (深處)
相处 (相處)
处女 (處女)
处于 (處於)
处理 (處理)
处处 (處處)

Uncommon

住处 (住處)
共处 (共處)
出处 (出處)
判处 (判處)
别处 (別處)
去处 (去處)
地处 (地處)
坏处 (壞處)
害处 (害處)
患处 (患處)
某处 (某處)
查处 (查處)
此处 (此處)
无处 (無處)
无处不在 (無處不在)
独处 (獨處)
用处 (用處)
痛处 (痛處)
益处 (益處)
短处 (短處)
私处 (私處)
绝处逢生 (絕處逢生)
处世 (處世)
处事 (處事)
处分 (處分)
处境 (處境)
处女座 (處女座)
处方 (處方)
处理器 (處理器)
处男 (處男)
处置 (處置)
处罚 (處罰)
处长 (處長)
身处 (身處)
办事处 (辦事處)
远处 (遠處)
长处 (長處)
随处 (隨處)
难处 (難處)
高处 (高處)

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  • 224th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 225 words
  • Component in 248 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (nu:3)female • woman • daughter
2. (ru3)archaic variant of 汝[ru3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (nu:3)The component is pronounced as '' (nu:3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ru3)The component is pronounced as '' (ru3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

女人 
女孩 
女生 
美女 

Uncommon

仙女 
儿女 (兒女)
女仆 (女僕)
女儿 (女兒)
女友 
女士 
女婿 
女娲 (女媧)
女子 
女性 
女星 
女朋友 
女王 
女皇 
女神 
女装 (女裝)
女郎 
侄女 (姪女)
妇女 (婦女)
子女 
宅女 
少女 
歌女 
淑女 
男女 
织女 (織女)
处女 (處女)
闺女 (閨女)
靓女 (靚女)
魔女 

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  • 810th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 170 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zuò (zuo4)seat • base • stand • CL:個|个[ge4] • classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zuò (zuo4)The component is pronounced as 'zuò' (zuo4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zuò (zuo4)The component is pronounced as 'zòng' (zong4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

天秤座 
天蝎座 (天蠍座)
射手座 
巨蟹座 
摩羯座 
星座 
水瓶座 
狮子座 (獅子座)
白羊座 
金牛座 

Uncommon

入座 
座位 
座椅 
插座 
处女座 (處女座)
讲座 (講座)
双子座 (雙子座)
魔羯座 

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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.