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

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Ju1)surname Ju
2. (ji1)(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
3. (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 (ji1)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ji1)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (ju1)The component is pronounced as '' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

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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  • 50th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 431 words
  • Component in 52 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li3)lining • interior • inside • internal • also written 裡|里[li3]
2. (li3)lining • interior • inside • internal • also written 裏|里[li3]
3. (Li3)Li (surname)
4. (li3)li (Chinese mile) • 500 meters (modern) • home • hometown • village • neighborhood • administrative unit

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

公里 
哪里 (哪裏)
心里 (心裡)
里面 (裡面)
这里 (這裏)
那里 (那裏)

Uncommon

三里屯 
卡路里 
可可西里 
嘴里 (嘴裡)
夜里 (夜裡)
家里 (家裡)
居里夫人 
平方公里 
心里话 (心裡話)
怀里 (懷裡)
故里 
歇斯底里 
水里 
海里 (海裡)
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
稀里糊涂 (稀裏糊塗)
稀里哗啦 (稀裡嘩啦)
糊里糊涂 (糊裡糊塗)
英里 
万里 (萬里)
里边 (裡邊)
里头 (裡頭)
乡里 (鄉里)
里程 
里程碑 
阿里 
阿里巴巴 
香格里拉 
马德里 (馬德裡)
马里奥 (馬里奧)

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  • 377th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 222 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (fu1)husband • man • manual worker • conscripted laborer (old)
2. (fu2)(classical) this, that • he, she, they • (exclamatory final particle) • (initial particle, introduces an opinion)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

丈夫 
功夫 
大夫 
夫人 
夫妻 
夫妇 (夫婦)
姐夫 
屠夫 

Uncommon

前夫 
夫子 
妹夫 
姨夫 
居里夫人 
工夫 
懦夫 
渔夫 (漁夫)
车夫 (車夫)
农夫 (農夫)
马夫 (馬伕)
马尔代夫 (馬爾代夫)
高尔夫 (高爾夫)

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  • 7th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.97% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1365 words
  • Component in 942 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rén (ren2)man • person • people • CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for rén (ren2)The component is pronounced as 'rén' (ren2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

中国人 (中國人)
人人 
人们 (人們)
人品 
人家 
人民 
人气 (人氣)
人生 
人类 (人類)
个人 (個人)
别人 (別人)
女人 
家人 
恋人 (戀人)
男人 
美人 
达人 (達人)

Uncommon

一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
不求人 
不为人知 (不為人知)
世人 
丢人 (丟人)
主人 
主人公 
主持人 
乱世佳人 (亂世佳人)
人世 
人事 
人儿 (人兒)
人力 
人参 (人參)
人口 
人命 
人员 (人員)
人均 
人士 
人大 
人妖 
人山人海 
人工 
人心 
人性 
人情 
人意 
人手 
人才 
人数 (人數)
人文 
人格 
人权 (人權)
人次 
人民币 (人民幣)
人民网 (人民網)
人流 
人海 
人潮 
人为 (人為)
人物 
人缘 (人緣)
人群 
人脉 (人脈)
人身 
人造 
人选 (人選)
人间 (人間)
人际 (人際)
人头 (人頭)
人马 (人馬)
人体 (人體)
人鱼 (人魚)
他人 
仙人 
仙人掌 
代言人 
佳人 
候选人 (候選人)
伟人 (偉人)
做人 
传人 (傳人)
凡人 
凯尔特人 (凱爾特人)
出人意料 
创始人 (創始人)
动人 (動人)
北京人 
友人 
古人 
同龄人 (同齡人)
名人 
咄咄逼人 
商人 
单人 (單人)
国人 (國人)
坏人 (壞人)
外人 
外国人 (外國人)
外星人 
大人 
夫人 
妇人 (婦人)
嫁人 
嫌疑人 
客人 
害人 
富人 
工人 
巨人 
常人 
年轻人 (年輕人)
庸人 
待人 
后人 (後人)
怪人 
情人 
情人节 (情人節)
惹人 
意大利人 
爱人 (愛人)
感人 
懒人 (懶人)
成人 
成年人 
才子佳人 
招人 
故人 
敌人 (敵人)
文人 
新人 
旁人 
日本人 
有情人 
有钱人 (有錢人)
本人 
某人 
乐于助人 (樂於助人)
机器人 (機器人)
死人 
残疾人 (殘疾人)
杀人 (殺人)
法国人 (法國人)
浪人 
港人 
无人 (無人)
烦人 (煩人)
熟人 
犯人 
猎人 (獵人)
当事人 (當事人)
病人 
发言人 (發言人)
盲人 
众人 (眾人)
神人 
私人 
穷人 (窮人)
纳税人 (納稅人)
线人 (線人)
骂人 (罵人)
美人计 (美人計)
美国人 (美國人)
老人 
老人家 
老年人 
圣人 (聖人)
自己人 
自欺欺人 
英国人 (英國人)
华人 (華人)
艺人 (藝人)
行人 
亲人 (親人)
诗人 (詩人)
诱人 (誘人)
负责人 (負責人)
贵人 (貴人)
贱人 (賤人)
走人 
超人 
路人 
军人 (軍人)
迷人 
送人 
过人 (過人)
陌生人 
雪人 
雷人 
韩国人 (韓國人)
领导人 (領導人)
香港人 
骗人 (騙人)
惊人 (驚人)
高人 
黑人 

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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.