• 794th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 75 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

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

坚守 (堅守)
 
守候 
守护 (守護)

Medium Frequency

保守 
信守 
固守 
守住 
守信 
守则 (守則)
守夜 
守时 (守時)
守望 
守株待兔 
守岁 (守歲)
守卫 (守衛)
守护神 (守護神)
厮守 (廝守)
操守 
留守 
看守 
遵守 
防守 
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  • 771st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suì (sui4)classifier for years (of age) • year • year (of crop harvests)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
岁月 (歲月)

Medium Frequency

守岁 (守歲)
贺岁 (賀歲)
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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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