• 143rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 440 words
  • Component in 353 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǒu (shou3)hand • (formal) to hold • person engaged in certain types of work • person skilled in certain types of work • personal(ly) • convenient • CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shǒu (shou3)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

分手 
射手 
射手座 
手机 (手機)
手气 (手氣)

Uncommon

一手 
上手 
下手 
二手 
二手房 
人手 
伸手 
凶手 (兇手)
入手 
出手 
到手 
助手 
动手 (動手)
右手 
对手 (對手)
左手 
帮手 (幫手)
手下 
手册 (手冊)
手动 (手動)
手势 (手勢)
手套 
手写 (手寫)
手工 
手心 
手指 
手掌 
手提包 
手段 
手法 
手稿 
手续 (手續)
手续费 (手續費)
手腕 
手脚 (手腳)
手臂 
手艺 (手藝)
手术 (手術)
手表 (手錶)
手链 (手鏈)
手镯 (手鐲)
手头 (手頭)
把手 
拉手 
招手 
拱手 
拿手 
措手不及 
握手 
挥手 (揮手)
抢手 (搶手)
携手 (攜手)
放手 
新手 
枪手 (槍手)
歌手 
杀手 (殺手)
洗手 
牵手 (牽手)
空手 
联手 (聯手)
能手 
举手 (舉手)
举手投足 (舉手投足)
着手 (著手)
亲手 (親手)
选手 (選手)
释手 (釋手)
随手 (隨手)
顺手 (順手)
高手 

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  • 22nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.50% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 142 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dào (dao4)to (a place) • until (a time) • up to • to go • to arrive

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dào (dao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

到底 
回到 
得到 
想到 
找到 
收到 
签到 (簽到)
遇到 

Uncommon

不到 
来到 (來到)
做到 
到位 
到来 (到來)
到家 
到手 
到处 (到處)
到达 (到達)
受到 
感到 
接到 
提到 
碰到 
等到 
听到 (聽到)
见到 (見到)
买到 (買到)
达到 (達到)
迟到 (遲到)
领到 (領到)

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  • 2844th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qín (qin2)to capture

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qín (qin2)The component is pronounced as 'qín' (qin2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for qín (qin2)The component is pronounced as '' (qu1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

手到擒来 (手到擒來)

Uncommon

就擒 
束手就擒 
欲擒故纵 (欲擒故縱)
生擒 

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

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

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.

Appears In

also appears in:

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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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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