• 653rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 276 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ni2)Buddhist nun • (often used in phonetic spellings)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ni2)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ni2)The component is pronounced as '' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

威尼斯 
尼玛 (尼瑪)

Uncommon

丹尼尔 (丹尼爾)
亚美尼亚 (亞美尼亞)
博洛尼亚 (博洛尼亞)
印尼 
印度尼西亚 (印度尼西亞)
吉尼斯 
安东尼 (安東尼)
尼加拉瓜 
尼古丁 
尼姑 
尼康 
尼采 (尼採)
尼斯 
尼日利亚 (尼日利亞)
尼桑 
尼泊尔 (尼泊爾)
尼罗河 (尼羅河)
尼龙 (尼龍)
悉尼 
慕尼黑 
比基尼 
泰坦尼克号 (泰坦尼克號)
突尼斯 
索尼 
罗马尼亚 (羅馬尼亞)
肯尼亚 (肯尼亞)
肯尼迪 
兰博基尼 (蘭博基尼)
车尔尼雪夫斯基 (車爾尼雪夫斯基)
迪士尼 
迪斯尼 
释迦牟尼 (釋迦牟尼)
马尼拉 (馬尼拉)

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  • 1526th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 50 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sāng (Sang1)surname Sang
2. sāng (sang1)mulberry tree

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

桑拿 
沧桑 (滄桑)

Uncommon

亚利桑那 (亞利桑那)
亚利桑那州 (亞利桑那州)
哈桑 
坦桑尼亚 (坦桑尼亞)
尼桑 
扶桑 
指桑骂槐 (指桑罵槐)
桑塔纳 (桑塔納)
桑巴 
桑椹 
欧巴桑 (歐巴桑)

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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.