• 67th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.23% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 231 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ru2)as • as if • such as

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ru2)The component is pronounced as '' (ru3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

如何 
如果 
如此 

Uncommon

一如既往 
不如 
例如 
假如 
如下 
如今 
如来 (如來)
如同 
如意 
如愿 (如願)
比如 
犹如 (猶如)
万事如意 (萬事如意)

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  • 904th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 53 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shī (shi1)poem • CL:首[shou3] • poetry • verse • abbr. for Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 Jing1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shī (shi1)The component is pronounced as '' (si4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

诗人 (詩人)
诗意 (詩意)
诗歌 (詩歌)

Uncommon

古诗 (古詩)
史诗 (史詩)
史诗般 (史詩般)
吟诗 (吟詩)
唱诗班 (唱詩班)
如诗如画 (如詩如畫)
情诗 (情詩)
打油诗 (打油詩)
诗句 (詩句)
诗情画意 (詩情畫意)
诗文 (詩文)
诗篇 (詩篇)
诗经 (詩經)
诗词 (詩詞)
诗集 (詩集)
赋诗 (賦詩)
韵诗 (韻詩)

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  • 67th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.23% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 231 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ru2)as • as if • such as

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ru2)The component is pronounced as '' (ru3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

如何 
如果 
如此 

Uncommon

一如既往 
不如 
例如 
假如 
如下 
如今 
如来 (如來)
如同 
如意 
如愿 (如願)
比如 
犹如 (猶如)
万事如意 (萬事如意)

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  • 881st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 105 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. huà (hua4)to draw • picture • painting • CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

动画 (動畫)
漫画 (漫畫)
画报 (畫報)
画面 (畫面)
绘画 (繪畫)

Uncommon

作画 (作畫)
刻画 (刻畫)
动画片 (動畫片)
国画 (國畫)
图画 (圖畫)
壁画 (壁畫)
如画 (如畫)
指手画脚 (指手畫腳)
插画 (插畫)
书画 (書畫)
沙画 (沙畫)
油画 (油畫)
漫画家 (漫畫家)
画像 (畫像)
画册 (畫冊)
画卷 (畫卷)
画图 (畫圖)
画室 (畫室)
画家 (畫家)
画展 (畫展)
画廊 (畫廊)
画皮 (畫皮)
画笔 (畫筆)
笔画 (筆畫)
诗情画意 (詩情畫意)

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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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