• 3874th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shān (shan1)to deprecate • lithe (of a woman's walk) • leisurely • slow

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

姗姗来迟 (姍姍來遲)

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  • 3874th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shān (shan1)to deprecate • lithe (of a woman's walk) • leisurely • slow

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

姗姗来迟 (姍姍來遲)

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  • 15th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.56% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 308 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lái (lai2)to come • to arrive • to come round • ever since • next

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

下来 (下來)
来自 (來自)
来说 (來說)
出来 (出來)
原来 (原來)
回来 (回來)
带来 (帶來)
从来 (從來)
拿来 (拿來)
未来 (未來)
本来 (本來)
看来 (看來)
起来 (起來)
越来越 (越來越)
过来 (過來)
醒来 (醒來)

Uncommon

上来 (上來)
以来 (以來)
来到 (來到)
来回 (來回)
来年 (來年)
来源 (來源)
来生 (來生)
来临 (來臨)
来电 (來電)
传来 (傳來)
到来 (到來)
到头来 (到頭來)
前来 (前來)
向来 (向來)
如来 (如來)
将来 (將來)
后来 (後來)
想来 (想來)
打来 (打來)
接下来 (接下來)
用来 (用來)
翻来覆去 (翻來覆去)
进来 (進來)

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  • 1372nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chí (Chi2)surname Chi
2. chí (chi2)late • delayed • slow

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chí (chi2)The component is pronounced as 'chě' (che3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for chí (chi2)The component is pronounced as 'chǐ' (chi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for chí (chi2)The component is pronounced as 'chuò' (chuo4). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for chí (chi2)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

迟到 (遲到)

Uncommon

延迟 (延遲)
推迟 (推遲)
迟早 (遲早)
迟疑 (遲疑)
迟缓 (遲緩)
迟迟 (遲遲)
迟钝 (遲鈍)

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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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