• 118th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 394 words
  • Component in 121 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gōng (gong1)work • worker • skill • profession • trade • craft • labor

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gōng (gong1)The component is pronounced as 'gōng' (gong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

员工 (員工)
工作 
工资 (工資)

Uncommon

人工 
做工 
分工 
加工 
化工 
完工 
工人 
工作室 
工作日 
工作服 
工作者 
工作量 
工伤 (工傷)
工具 
工商 
工地 
工夫 
工厂 (工廠)
工时 (工時)
工会 (工會)
工业 (工業)
工程 
工程师 (工程師)
工艺 (工藝)
工艺品 (工藝品)
工行 
手工 
打工 
收工 
放工 
施工 
民工 
清洁工 (清潔工)
特工 
理工 
罢工 (罷工)
义工 (義工)
职工 (職工)
临时工 (臨時工)
苦工 
农民工 (農民工)
开工 (開工)

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  • 49th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 347 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zuò (zuo4)to do • to grow • to write or compose • to pretend • to regard as • to feel • writings or works

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

作品 
作业 (作業)
作为 (作為)
工作 

Uncommon

作出 
作孽 
作家 
作弊 
作怪 
作息 
作战 (作戰)
作文 
作案 
作用 
作痛 
作祟 
作者 
作风 (作風)
做作 
杰作 (傑作)
副作用 
创作 (創作)
力作 
动作 (動作)
动作片 (動作片)
化作 
合作 
大作 
写作 (寫作)
工作室 
工作日 
工作者 
工作量 
恶作剧 (惡作劇)
振作 
操作 
故作 
炒作 
留作 
当作 (當作)
发作 (發作)
看作 
称作 (稱作)
自作 
装作 (裝作)
制作 (製作)
运作 (運作)

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  • 101st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.19% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 393 words
  • Component in 664 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ri4)sun • day • date, day of the month • abbr. for 日本 Japan

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ri4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ri4)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

今日 
日子 
日本 
生日 

Uncommon

假日 
即日 
向日葵 
夏日 
工作日 
平日 
往日 
成日 
日光 
日出 
日前 
日报 (日報)
日夜 
日常 
日式 
日后 (日後)
日文 
日日 
日历 (日曆)
日月 
日期 
日本人 
日渐 (日漸)
日照 
日益 
日程 
日落 
日记 (日記)
日志 (日誌)
日语 (日語)
早日 
明日 
昔日 
星期日 
昨日 
末日 
次日 
烈日 
当日 (當日)
白日梦 (白日夢)
节日 (節日)
纪念日 (紀念日)
近日 
周日 (週日)
金正日 

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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.