• 745th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 81 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shěn (shen3)to examine • to investigate • carefully • to try (in court)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shěn (shen3)The component is pronounced as 'shēn' (shen1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for shěn (shen3)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

审判 (審判)
审批 (審批)
审查 (審查)
审核 (審核)
审美 (審美)
审视 (審視)
审计 (審計)

Uncommon

一审 (一審)
初审 (初審)
受审 (受審)
审判长 (審判長)
审问 (審問)
审定 (審定)
审慎 (審慎)
审时度势 (審時度勢)
审理 (審理)
审美观 (審美觀)
审计署 (審計署)
审讯 (審訊)
审议 (審議)
庭审 (庭審)
复审 (復審)
政审 (政審)
终审 (終審)
评审 (評審)
评审团 (評審團)
重审 (重審)

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  • 251st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 219 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Ji4)surname Ji
2. (ji4)to calculate • to compute • to count • to regard as important • to plan • ruse • meter • gauge

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji4)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

估计 (估計)
倒计时 (倒計時)
心计 (心計)
统计 (統計)
计划 (計劃)
计算 (計算)
计较 (計較)
设计 (設計)
设计师 (設計師)
预计 (預計)

Uncommon

三十六计 (三十六計)
伙计 (伙計)
共计 (共計)
千方百计 (千方百計)
合计 (合計)
大计 (大計)
审计 (審計)
斤斤计较 (斤斤計較)
会计 (會計)
会计师 (會計師)
生计 (生計)
算计 (算計)
累计 (累計)
总计 (總計)
美人计 (美人計)
计时 (計時)
计生 (計生)
计策 (計策)
计算器 (計算器)
计算机 (計算機)
计量 (計量)
设计者 (設計者)

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  • 1377th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 30 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǔ (shu3)office • bureau • to sign

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

署名 
部署 

Uncommon

审计署 (審計署)
签署 (簽署)
总署 (總署)

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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.