• 39th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.33% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 302 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (de2)to obtain • to get • to gain • to catch (a disease) • proper • suitable • proud • contented • to allow • to permit • ready • finished
2. de (de5)structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
3. děi (dei3)to have to • must • ought to • to need to

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (de2)The component is pronounced as '' (de2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for de (de5)The component is pronounced as '' (de2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for děi (dei3)The component is pronounced as '' (de2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

值得 
得到 
获得 (獲得)
觉得 (覺得)
记得 (記得)

Uncommon

不得不 
不得了 
使得 
取得 
得以 
得出 
得分 
得失 
得意 
得瑟 
得知 
得罪 
心得 
怪不得 
懂得 
舍得 (捨得)
晓得 (曉得)
认得 (認得)
变得 (變得)
赢得 (贏得)
难得 (難得)
显得 (顯得)

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  • 870th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 82 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiù (jiu4)to save • to assist • to rescue

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiù (jiu4)The component is pronounced as 'qiú' (qiu2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

拯救 
救命 

Uncommon

得救 
急救 
挽救 
搭救 
抢救 (搶救)
救助 
救援 
救治 
救济 (救濟)
救生艇 
救护车 (救護車)
救赎 (救贖)
求救 
无可救药 (無可救藥)
补救 (補救)
解救 

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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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