• 261st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 182 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǐ (zhi3)finger • to point at or to • to indicate or refer to • to depend on • to count on • (of hair) to stand on end

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhǐ (zhi3)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhǐ (zhi3)The component is pronounced as '' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhǐ (zhi3)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

戒指 
手指 
指数 (指數)
指甲 

Uncommon

中指 
大拇指 
弹指 (彈指)
手指头 (手指頭)
拇指 
指令 
指出 
指南 
指向 
指定 
指导 (指導)
指尖 
指引 
指手画脚 (指手畫腳)
指指点点 (指指點點)
指控 
指挥 (指揮)
指教 
指日可待 
指望 
指标 (指標)
指甲油 
指示 
指纹 (指紋)
指责 (指責)
指路 
指针 (指針)
指头 (指頭)
指点 (指點)
无名指 (無名指)
股指 
食指 

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  • 101st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.19% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 393 words
  • Component in 664 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ri4)sun • day • date, day of the month • abbr. for 日本 Japan

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ri4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ri4)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:
便湿椿謿騿

Example Words

Common

今日 
日子 
日本 
生日 

Uncommon

假日 
即日 
向日葵 
夏日 
工作日 
平日 
往日 
成日 
日光 
日出 
日前 
日报 (日報)
日夜 
日常 
日式 
日后 (日後)
日文 
日日 
日历 (日曆)
日月 
日期 
日本人 
日渐 (日漸)
日照 
日益 
日程 
日落 
日记 (日記)
日志 (日誌)
日语 (日語)
早日 
明日 
昔日 
星期日 
昨日 
末日 
次日 
烈日 
当日 (當日)
白日梦 (白日夢)
节日 (節日)
纪念日 (紀念日)
近日 
周日 (週日)
金正日 

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  • 30th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.37% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 307 words
  • Component in 25 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ke3)can • may • able to • to approve • to permit • to suit • (particle used for emphasis) certainly • very
2. (ke4)see 可汗[ke4 han2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ke3)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ke4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

可以 
可爱 (可愛)
可是 
可能 

Uncommon

可可西里 
可怕 
可耻 (可恥)
可悲 
可惜 
可恶 (可惡)
可怜 (可憐)
可乐 (可樂)
可笑 
可贵 (可貴)
可靠 
宁可 (寧可)
无懈可击 (無懈可擊)
认可 (認可)

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  • 672nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 85 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dāi (dai1)stay • delay
2. dài (dai4)to wait • to treat • to deal with • to need • going to (do sth) • about to • intending to

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

期待 
等待 

Uncommon

善待 
对待 (對待)
待人 
待遇 
招待 
接待 
看待 
虐待 
迫不及待 

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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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