1. 持
  2. 之
  3. 以
  4. 恆

持

Previous (联)Next (组)
  • 357th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 73 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
持→
扌寺
2Radical
持→
扌hand土earth寸thumb
3Graphical
持→
亅二一丨一𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chí (chi2)to hold • to grasp • to support • to maintain • to persevere • to manage • to run (i.e. administer) • to control

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 持 chí (chi2)The component 寺 is pronounced as 'sì' (si4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

坚持 (堅持)
支持 

Uncommon

主持 
主持人 
保持 
持续 (持續)
维持 (維持)

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之

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Previous (自)Next (年)
  • 44th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.31% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 411 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
之→
𪜋㇝
2Radical
之→
王jade丶dot戈spear㇝N/A
3Graphical
之→
一一丨一丶戈㇝

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) • him • her • it

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 之 zhī (zhi1)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

之 also appears in:
乏芝

Example Words

Common

之一 
之中 
之前 
之外 
之后 (之後)
之间 (之間)
总之 (總之)

Uncommon

一家之主 
一臂之力 
三分之一 
不败之地 (不敗之地)
久而久之 
之上 
之下 
之内 (之內)
之所以 
之际 (之際)
之类 (之類)
加之 
反之 
取而代之 
四分之一 
天伦之乐 (天倫之樂)
持之以恒 (持之以恆)
挥之不去 (揮之不去)
当之无愧 (當之無愧)
百分之百 
总而言之 (總而言之)
自知之明 
身外之物 

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以

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Previous (到)Next (说)
  • 23rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.47% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 239 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
以→
No glyph available人
2Radical
以→
乚second丶dot人human
3Graphical
以→
乚丶人

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǐ (Yi3)abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
2. yǐ (yi3)to use • according to • so as to • by means of • in order to • by • with • because

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 以 yǐ (yi3)The component 乚 is pronounced as 'yà' (ya4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

以 also appears in:
似拟苡姒笖

Example Words

Common

以后 (以後)
可以 
所以 

Uncommon

之所以 
以上 
以下 
以来 (以來)
以前 
以及 
以外 
以往 
以为 (以為)
足以 
难以 (難以)

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恆

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Previous (炼)Next (慎)
  • 1762nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
恆→
忄亙
2Radical
恆→
忄heart一one𠂊N/A⺀dot一one
3Graphical
恆→
丨八一𠂊⺀一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. héng (Heng2)surname Heng
2. héng (heng2)permanent • constant • fixed • usual • ordinary • rule (old) • one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes
3. héng (heng2)variant of 恆|恒[heng2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

恒久 (恆久)
永恒 (永恆)

Uncommon

恒心 (恆心)
持之以恒 (持之以恆)

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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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