1. 寄
  2. 居
  3. 蟹

寄

Previous (沟)Next (扶)
  • 1609th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
寄→
宀奇
2Radical
寄→
宀roof大big一one亅hook口mouth
3Graphical
寄→
冖丶人一一亅口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jì (ji4)to live (in a house) • to lodge • to mail • to send • to entrust • to depend

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 寄 jì (ji4)The component 奇 is pronounced as 'jī' (ji1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 寄 jì (ji4)The component 奇 is pronounced as 'qí' (qi2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 寄 jì (ji4)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 寄 jì (ji4)The component 亅 is pronounced as 'jué' (jue2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

寄托 (寄託)
邮寄 (郵寄)

Uncommon

寄予 
寄人篱下 (寄人籬下)
寄件人 
寄出 
寄存 
寄宿 
寄居 
寄居蟹 
寄望 
寄生 
寄送 
寄养 (寄養)

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居

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Previous (置)Next (劳)
  • 677th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 130 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
居→
尸古
2Radical
居→
尸corpse十ten口mouth
3Graphical
居→
丨匚一丨口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jū (Ju1)surname Ju
2. jī (ji1)(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
3. jū (ju1)to reside • to be (in a certain position) • to store up • to be at a standstill • residence • house • restaurant • classifier for bedrooms

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 居 jī (ji1)The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 居 jī (ji1)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 居 jū (ju1)The component 古 is pronounced as 'gǔ' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

居 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

居然 

Uncommon

同居 
家居 
居住 
居室 
居家 
居民 
张居正 (張居正)
故居 
蜗居 (蝸居)
邻居 (鄰居)

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蟹

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Previous (蝉)Next (谏)
  • 3043rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蟹→
解虫
2Radical
蟹→
角horn刀knife牛cow虫insect
3Graphical
蟹→
⺈冂二丨㇆丿二丨㇒口丨𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiè (xie4)crab

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 蟹 xiè (xie4)The component 解 is pronounced as 'jiě' (jie3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 蟹 xiè (xie4)The component 解 is pronounced as 'jiè' (jie4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 蟹 xiè (xie4)The component 解 is pronounced as 'xiè' (xie4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

巨蟹座 

Uncommon

巨蟹 
螃蟹 

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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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