1. 小
  2. 时
  3. 候

小

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  • 83rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 248 words
  • Component in 343 characters

Decomposition

1Once
小→
亅八
2Radical
小→
小small
3Graphical
小→
亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiǎo (xiao3)small • tiny • few • young

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 小 xiǎo (xiao3)The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

小 also appears in:
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Example Words

High Frequency

小 
小时 (小時)

Medium Frequency

大小 
小丑 
小事 
小伙 
小伙子 
小偷 
小区 (小區)
小吃 
小品 
小妹 
小姐 
小姨 
小子 
小孩 
小学 (小學)
小学生 (小學生)
小小 
小屋 
小弟 
小心 
小心眼 
小心翼翼 
小时候 (小時候)
小朋友 
小样 (小樣)
小气 (小氣)
小狗 
小米 
小组 (小組)
小脚 (小腳)
小腿 
小号 (小號)
小说 (小說)
小贩 (小販)
小资 (小資)
小鸡 (小雞)
小雨 
小雪 
微小 
渺小 
胆小 (膽小)
胆小鬼 (膽小鬼)
蜡笔小新 (蠟筆小新)
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时

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  • 25th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.43% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 173 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
时→
日寸
2Radical
时→
日sun/day寸thumb
3Graphical
时→
口一𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (Shi2)surname Shi
2. shí (shi2)o'clock • time • when • hour • season • period

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 时 shí (shi2)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

时 also appears in:
鲥莳埘

Example Words

High Frequency

同时 (同時)
小时 (小時)
时 (時)
时代 (時代)
时候 (時候)
时光 (時光)
时尚 (時尚)
时间 (時間)
随时 (隨時)

Medium Frequency

一时 (一時)
不时 (不時)
何时 (何時)
倒计时 (倒計時)
到时 (到時)
到时候 (到時候)
即时 (即時)
及时 (及時)
定时 (定時)
实时 (實時)
小时候 (小時候)
平时 (平時)
几时 (幾時)
按时 (按時)
时分 (時分)
时刻 (時刻)
时报 (時報)
时差 (時差)
时常 (時常)
时时 (時時)
时时刻刻 (時時刻刻)
时期 (時期)
时机 (時機)
时段 (時段)
时空 (時空)
时节 (時節)
时装 (時裝)
时隔 (時隔)
时髦 (時髦)
暂时 (暫時)
有时 (有時)
有时候 (有時候)
有的时候 (有的時候)
此时 (此時)
历时 (歷時)
准时 (準時)
当时 (當時)
临时 (臨時)
临时工 (臨時工)
计时 (計時)
这时 (這時)
过时 (過時)
适时 (適時)
那时 (那時)
那时候 (那時候)
顿时 (頓時)
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候

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Previous (识)Next (带)
  • 341st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
候→
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
候→
亻human丨lineNo glyph available矢arrow
3Graphical
候→
㇒丨丨匚丿一人一

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

High Frequency

时候 (時候)

Medium Frequency

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.