• 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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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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  • 2477th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhū (zhu1)tree trunk • stump (tree root) • a plant • classifier for trees or plants • to involve others (in shady business)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhū (zhu1)The component is pronounced as 'zhū' (zhu1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhū (zhu1)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

株洲 

Uncommon

守株待兔 
株式会社 (株式會社)

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  • 672nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 85 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dāi (dai1)stay • delay
2. dài (dai4)to wait • to treat • to deal with • to need • going to (do sth) • about to • intending to

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

期待 
等待 

Uncommon

善待 
对待 (對待)
待人 
待遇 
招待 
接待 
看待 
虐待 
迫不及待 

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  • 2359th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (tu4)rabbit

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (tu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (tu4)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

兔子 
兔年 

Uncommon

玉兔 

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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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