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

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
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

also appears in:

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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  • 836th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 71 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)hard • strong • solid • firm • to supervise • to inspect • jail • prison
2. jiàn (jian4)supervisor

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiān (jian1)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiàn (jian4)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

太监 (太監)
监控 (監控)
监测 (監測)
监狱 (監獄)
监督 (監督)
监管 (監管)
监考 (監考)
总监 (總監)
证监会 (證監會)

Uncommon

监察 (監察)
监禁 (監禁)
监制 (監製)
监视 (監視)
监护 (監護)
药监局 (藥監局)

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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.