• 1176th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chōu (chou1)to draw out • to pull out from in between • to remove part of the whole • (of certain plants) to sprout or bud • to whip or thrash

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chōu (chou1)The component is pronounced as 'yóu' (you2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chōu (chou1)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

抽取 
抽烟 (抽煙)
抽奖 (抽獎)

Uncommon

抽出 
抽屉 (抽屜)
抽搐 
抽空 
抽筋 
抽血 
抽象 
抽风 (抽風)

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  • 1024th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 112 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
No glyph availableone
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (si1)silk • thread • trace • CL:條|条[tiao2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (si1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

粉丝 (粉絲)

Uncommon

爱丽丝 (愛麗絲)
抽丝 (抽絲)
拔丝 (拔絲)
真丝 (真絲)
丝巾 (絲巾)
丝带 (絲帶)
丝毫 (絲毫)
丝瓜 (絲瓜)
丝绸 (絲綢)
丝袜 (絲襪)
肉丝 (肉絲)
蕾丝 (蕾絲)
藕断丝连 (藕斷絲連)
螺丝 (螺絲)
螺丝刀 (螺絲刀)
蚕丝 (蠶絲)
钢丝 (鋼絲)
铁丝 (鐵絲)
雨丝 (雨絲)
青丝 (青絲)

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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.