• 794th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 113 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǒu (shou3)to guard • to defend • to keep watch • to abide by the law • to observe (rules or ritual) • nearby • adjoining

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

坚守 (堅守)
守候 
守岁 (守歲)
守护 (守護)
遵守 

Uncommon

保守 
信守 
固守 
太守 
守住 
守信 
守则 (守則)
守夜 
守恒 (守恆)
守时 (守時)
守望 
守株待兔 
守卫 (守衛)
守护神 (守護神)
厮守 (廝守)
操守 
死守 
留守 
看守 
防守 

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  • 341st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 70 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
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3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hòu (hou4)to wait • to inquire after • to watch • season • climate • (old) period of five days

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

时候 (時候)

Uncommon

伺候 
问候 (問候)
守候 
小时候 (小時候)
有时候 (有時候)
有的时候 (有的時候)
等候 

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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.