• 1074th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (qi1)wife
2. (qi4)to marry off (a daughter)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (qi1)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (qi4)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

夫妻 
妻子 

Uncommon

前妻 

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  • 3236th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiè (qie4)concubine • I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Uncommon

妻妾 

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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.