1. 总
  2. 的
  3. 来
  4. 说

总

Previous (神)Next (何)
  • 228th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 150 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
总→
𠮦心
2Radical
总→
丷eight/divide口mouth心heart
3Graphical
总→
丷口𠁼㇃

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zǒng (zong3)always • to assemble • gather • total • overall • head • chief • general • in every case

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

总 also appears in:
聪縂

Example Words

Common

总是 (總是)
总算 (總算)
总结 (總結)

Uncommon

副总裁 (副總裁)
汇总 (匯總)
夜总会 (夜總會)
总之 (總之)
总值 (總值)
总共 (總共)
总分 (總分)
总动员 (總動員)
总和 (總和)
总局 (總局)
总得 (總得)
总数 (總數)
总有 (總有)
总归 (總歸)
总理 (總理)
总的来说 (總的來說)
总监 (總監)
总站 (總站)
总统 (總統)
总经理 (總經理)
总能 (總能)
总裁 (總裁)
总要 (總要)
总计 (總計)
总部 (總部)
总量 (總量)
总额 (總額)
总体 (總體)

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的

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Next (一)
  • 1st most frequent character
  • Adds ~4.09% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 151 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
的→
白勺
2Radical
的→
白white勹wrap丶dot
3Graphical
的→
口一㇒㇆㇒丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. de (de5)of • ~'s (possessive particle) • (used after an attribute) • (used to form a nominal expression) • (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
2. dí (di2)really and truly
3. dì (di4)aim • clear

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 的 de (de5)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 的 dí (di2)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 的 dì (di4)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

的 also appears in:
菂

Example Words

Common

有的 
的确 (的確)
的话 (的話)
目的 

Uncommon

似的 
别的 (別的)
妈的 (媽的)
有的时候 (有的時候)
漫无目的 (漫無目的)
的哥 
的士 
目的地 
总的来说 (總的來說)

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来

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Previous (中)Next (上)
  • 15th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.56% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 308 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
来→
未丷
2Radical
来→
木tree一one丷eight/divide
3Graphical
来→
一丨八一丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lái (lai2)to come • to arrive • to come round • ever since • next

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

来 also appears in:
莱睐涞徕崃赉铼

Example Words

Common

下来 (下來)
来自 (來自)
来说 (來說)
出来 (出來)
原来 (原來)
回来 (回來)
带来 (帶來)
从来 (從來)
拿来 (拿來)
未来 (未來)
本来 (本來)
看来 (看來)
起来 (起來)
越来越 (越來越)
过来 (過來)
醒来 (醒來)

Uncommon

上来 (上來)
以来 (以來)
来到 (來到)
来回 (來回)
来年 (來年)
来源 (來源)
来生 (來生)
来临 (來臨)
来电 (來電)
传来 (傳來)
到来 (到來)
到头来 (到頭來)
前来 (前來)
向来 (向來)
如来 (如來)
将来 (將來)
后来 (後來)
想来 (想來)
打来 (打來)
接下来 (接下來)
用来 (用來)
翻来覆去 (翻來覆去)
进来 (進來)

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说

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Previous (以)Next (时)
  • 24th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.45% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 210 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
说→
讠兑
2Radical
说→
讠speech丷eight/divide口mouth儿legs
3Graphical
说→
㇊丶丷口丿乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shuì (shui4)to canvass • to persuade • see 遊說|游说[you2 shui4], to canvass and 說客|说客[shui4 ke4], persuasive speaker
2. shuō (shuo1)to speak • to say • to explain • to scold • to tell off • a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 说 shuì (shui4)The component 兑 is pronounced as 'duì' (dui4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

来说 (來說)
传说 (傳說)
小说 (小說)
据说 (據說)
说出 (說出)
说好 (說好)
说明 (說明)
说话 (說話)

Uncommon

再说 (再說)
演说 (演說)
无话可说 (無話可說)
总的来说 (總的來說)
听说 (聽說)
胡说 (胡說)
解说 (解說)
诉说 (訴說)
话说 (話說)
说不定 (說不定)
说唱 (說唱)
说教 (說教)
说明书 (說明書)
说服 (說服)
说法 (說法)
说亲 (說親)
说说 (說說)
说谎 (說謊)
说起 (說起)
说道 (說道)
谈天说地 (談天說地)
述说 (述說)

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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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