• 1129th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 101 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shé (she2)to break (e.g. stick or bone) • a loss
2. zhē (zhe1)to turn sth over • to turn upside-down • to tip sth out (of a container)
3. zhé (zhe2)to break • to fracture • to snap • to suffer loss • to bend • to twist • to turn • to change direction • convinced • to convert into (currency) • discount • rebate • tenth (in price) • classifier for theatrical scenes • to fold • accounts book
4. zhé (zhe2)variant of 折[zhe2] • to fold

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shé (she2)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

折磨 
折腾 (折騰)
挫折 

Uncommon

不折不扣 
夭折 
存折 
打折 
折合 
折射 
折扣 
折断 (折斷)
折服 
折叠 (折疊)
折纸 (摺紙)
曲折 
波折 
转折 (轉折)
转折点 (轉折點)
骨折 

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  • 1623rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kòu (kou4)to fasten • to button • button • buckle • knot • to arrest • to confiscate • to deduct (money) • discount • to knock • to smash or spike (a ball) • to cover (with a bowl etc) • fig. to tag a label on sb
2. kòu (kou4)button

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kòu (kou4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for kòu (kou4)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for kòu (kou4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

折扣 
扣子 (釦子)

Uncommon

不折不扣 
克扣 (剋扣)
回扣 
扣上 
扣人心弦 
扣分 
扣押 
扣留 
扣篮 (扣籃)
扣肉 
扣除 
搭扣 
纽扣 (紐扣)
紧扣 (緊扣)
钮扣 (鈕釦)

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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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