• 966th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shòu (shou4)to teach • to instruct • to award • to give

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shòu (shou4)The component is pronounced as 'shòu' (shou4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shòu (shou4)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for shòu (shou4)The component is pronounced as 'yòu' (you4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

授予 
教授 

Uncommon

传授 (傳授)
授权 (授權)
授课 (授課)

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  • 923rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu2)(archaic) I • me
2. (yu3)to give

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

授予 
给予 (給予)
赐予 (賜予)

Uncommon

予以 
赋予 (賦予)

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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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