1. 巨
  2. 蟹
  3. 座

巨

Previous (忽)Next (炮)
  • 911th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 33 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
巨→
匚No glyph available
2Radical
巨→
匚boxNo glyph available
3Graphical
巨→
一㇗匚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jù (ju4)very large • huge • tremendous • gigantic

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

巨 also appears in:
距拒柜矩炬钜苣讵秬鉅粔

Example Words

High Frequency

巨蟹 
巨蟹座 

Medium Frequency

巨 
巨人 
巨型 
巨大 
巨星 
巨头 (巨頭)
艰巨 (艱巨)
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蟹

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Previous (蝉)Next (谏)
  • 3043rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蟹→
解虫
2Radical
蟹→
角horn刀knife牛cow虫insect
3Graphical
蟹→
⺈冂二丨㇆丿二丨㇒口丨𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiè (xie4)crab

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 蟹 xiè (xie4)The component 解 is pronounced as 'jiě' (jie3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 蟹 xiè (xie4)The component 解 is pronounced as 'jiè' (jie4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 蟹 xiè (xie4)The component 解 is pronounced as 'xiè' (xie4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

巨蟹座 

Medium Frequency

巨蟹 
螃蟹 
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座

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Previous (宝)Next (释)
  • 810th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 66 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
座→
广坐
2Radical
座→
广house on cliff土earth从N/A
3Graphical
座→
厂丶一丨一从

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zuò (zuo4)seat • base • stand • CL:個|个[ge4] • classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 座 zuò (zuo4)The component 坐 is pronounced as 'zuò' (zuo4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 座 zuò (zuo4)The component 从 is pronounced as 'zòng' (zong4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

座 also appears in:
蓙

Example Words

High Frequency

天秤座 
天蝎座 (天蠍座)
射手座 
巨蟹座 
座 
星座 
水瓶座 
狮子座 (獅子座)
白羊座 
金牛座 

Medium Frequency

入座 
座位 
座椅 
插座 
摩羯座 
双子座 (雙子座)
魔羯座 
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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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