• 698th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. céng (ceng2)layer • stratum • laminated • floor (of a building) • storey • classifier for layers • repeated • sheaf (math.)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for céng (ceng2)The component is pronounced as 'céng' (ceng2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for céng (ceng2)The component is pronounced as 'zēng' (zeng1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
层次 (層次)

Medium Frequency

上层 (上層)
下层 (下層)
中层 (中層)
内层 (內層)
分层 (分層)
单层 (單層)
基层 (基層)
外层 (外層)
大气层 (大氣層)
夹层 (夾層)
层出不穷 (層出不窮)
层层 (層層)
层楼 (層樓)
层叠 (層疊)
层级 (層級)
层面 (層面)
岩层 (岩層)
岩层 (巖層)
底层 (底層)
断层 (斷層)
更上一层楼 (更上一層樓)
楼层 (樓層)
深层 (深層)
皮层 (皮層)
表层 (表層)
阶层 (階層)
双层 (雙層)
云层 (雲層)
顶层 (頂層)
领导层 (領導層)
高层 (高層)
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  • 28th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.39% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 312 words
  • Component in 22 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chū (chu1)to go out • to come out • to occur • to produce • to go beyond • to rise • to put forth • to happen • classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chū (chu1)The component is pronounced as 'chū' (chu1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

付出 
 
出来 (出來)
出去 
出现 (出現)
出发 (出發)
出门 (出門)

Medium Frequency

伸出 
作出 
做出 
出世 
出乎 
出乎意料 
出事 
出人意料 
出入 
出动 (出動)
出口 
出名 
出品 
出售 
出国 (出國)
出场 (出場)
出奇 
出嫁 
出局 
出差 
出师 (出師)
出席 
出息 
出手 
出于 (出於)
出汗 
出没 (出沒)
出海 
出炉 (出爐)
出版 
出生 
出众 (出眾)
出租 
出租车 (出租車)
出声 (出聲)
出自 
出台 (出臺)
出色 
出处 (出處)
出血 
出行 
出卖 (出賣)
出路 
出身 
出轨 (出軌)
出游 (出遊)
出道 
出错 (出錯)
出院 
出面 
出头 (出頭)
取出 
外出 
得出 
复出 (復出)
想出 
找出 
拍出 
拿出 
指出 
掏出 
排出 
推出 
提出 
播出 
支出 
放出 
日出 
派出所 
流出 
演出 
发出 (發出)
看出 
突出 
冲出 (衝出)
认出 (認出)
说出 (說出)
卖出 (賣出)
走出 
超出 
跳出 
退出 
选出 (選出)
迈出 (邁出)
长出 (長出)
露出 
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  • 4th most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.16% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 752 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (bu4)(negative prefix) • not • no

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (bu4)The component is pronounced as 'bo' (bo5). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (bu4)The component is pronounced as '' (bu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

不久 
不但 
不仅 (不僅)
不到 
不同 
不堪 
不如 
不妨 
不安 
不少 
不已 
不幸 
不得不 
不得了 
不愧 
不舍 (不捨)
不断 (不斷)
不时 (不時)
不止 
不渝 
不满 (不滿)
不为人知 (不為人知)
不然 
不爽 
不理 
不用 
不知不觉 (不知不覺)
不知所措 
不禁 
不管 
不至于 (不至於)
不良 
不见 (不見)
不许 (不許)
不论 (不論)
不足 
不过 (不過)
不错 (不錯)
并不 (並不)
了不起 
只不过 (只不過)
合不拢嘴 (合不攏嘴)
吕不韦 (呂不韋)
好不容易 
对不起 (對不起)
差不多 
怪不得 
意想不到 
与众不同 (與眾不同)
说不定 (說不定)
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  • 1341st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂎丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qióng (qiong2)exhausted • poor

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
贫穷 (貧窮)

Medium Frequency

其乐无穷 (其樂無窮)
回味无穷 (回味無窮)
层出不穷 (層出不窮)
山穷水尽 (山窮水盡)
无穷 (無窮)
无穷无尽 (無窮無盡)
穷人 (窮人)
穷光蛋 (窮光蛋)
穷困 (窮困)
穷尽 (窮盡)
穷苦 (窮苦)
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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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