• 1401st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shè (she4)to take in • to absorb • to assimilate • to act for • to take a photo • photo shoot • photo • to conserve (one's health)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shè (she4)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for shè (she4)The component is pronounced as 'shuāng' (shuang1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

拍摄 (拍攝)
摄影 (攝影)
摄影师 (攝影師)

Medium Frequency

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摄像 (攝像)
摄像机 (攝像機)
摄像头 (攝像頭)
摄入 (攝入)
摄取 (攝取)
摄氏度 (攝氏度)
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  • 1498th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 33 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)clan name • maiden name
2. zhī (zhi1)see 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] and 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

人氏 
姓氏 
摄氏 (攝氏)
摄氏度 (攝氏度)
李氏 
氏族 
无名氏 (無名氏)
卢氏 (盧氏)
罗氏 (羅氏)
华氏 (華氏)
里氏 
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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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