• 543rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 136 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. de (de5)(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
2. (di3)background • bottom • base • the end of a period of time • towards the end of (last month)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for de (de5)The component is pronounced as '' (di1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for de (de5)The component is pronounced as '' (di3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for de (de5)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for (di3)The component is pronounced as '' (di1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for (di3)The component is pronounced as '' (di3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
6. Pronunciation clue for (di3)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.
7. Pronunciation clue for (di3)The component is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the same pinyin final.
8. Pronunciation clue for (di3)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

到底 
彻底 (徹底)

Uncommon

平底 
年底 
底下 
底气 (底氣)
底片 
底线 (底線)
底部 
心底 
打底 
歇斯底里 
海底 
粉底 
卧底 (臥底)

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  • 84th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 207 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (bu4)ministry • department • section • part • division • troops • board • classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (bu4)The component is pronounced as '' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

全部 
部分 

Uncommon

一部分 
中部 
俱乐部 (俱樂部)
内部 (內部)
公安部 
北部 
南部 
外交部 
外部 
大部分 (大部份)
天龙八部 (天龍八部)
尾部 
局部 
干部 (幹部)
底部 
教育部 
东部 (東部)
总部 (總部)
胸部 
腰部 
腹部 
臀部 
西部 
部份 
部位 
部署 
部落 
部长 (部長)
部门 (部門)
部队 (部隊)
面部 
顶部 (頂部)
头部 (頭部)
颈部 (頸部)

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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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