• 1759th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ca1)to wipe • to erase • rubbing (brush stroke in painting) • to clean • to polish

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ca1)The component is pronounced as 'chá' (cha2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

擦干 (擦乾)
橡皮擦 

Uncommon

摩擦 
擦亮 
擦伤 (擦傷)
擦拭 
擦掉 
擦洗 
擦肩而过 (擦肩而過)
磨擦 

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  • 1413th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)shoulder • to shoulder (responsibilities etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

肩膀 

Uncommon

并肩 (並肩)
单肩包 (單肩包)
披肩 
肩并肩 (肩並肩)
肩带 (肩帶)
肩负 (肩負)

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  • 36th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.34% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 221 words
  • Component in 41 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ér (er2)and • as well as • and so • but (not) • yet (not) • (indicates causal relation) • (indicates change of state) • (indicates contrast)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ér (er2)The component is pronounced as 'ér' (er2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

反而 
然而 
而且 
而已 

Uncommon

不劳而获 (不勞而獲)
不期而遇 
不约而同 (不約而同)
不言而喻 
久而久之 
半途而废 (半途而廢)
可想而知 
因人而异 (因人而異)
因而 
失而复得 (失而復得)
从而 (從而)
时而 (時而)
死而后已 (死而後已)
满载而归 (滿載而歸)
继而 (繼而)
而今 
脱口而出 (脫口而出)
脱颖而出 (脫穎而出)
自然而然 
视而不见 (視而不見)
轻而易举 (輕而易舉)
周而复始 (週而復始)
进而 (進而)
适可而止 (適可而止)
随遇而安 (隨遇而安)

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  • 46th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.30% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 248 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guò (Guo4)surname Guo
2. guò (guo4)(experienced action marker) • to cross • to go over • to pass (time) • to celebrate (a holiday) • to live • to get along • excessively • too-

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for guò (guo4)The component is pronounced as 'chuò' (chuo4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

不过 (不過)
经过 (經過)
超过 (超過)
通过 (通過)
过来 (過來)
过去 (過去)
过年 (過年)
错过 (錯過)

Uncommon

胜过 (勝過)
只不过 (只不過)
太过 (太過)
好过 (好過)
度过 (度過)
放过 (放過)
渡过 (渡過)
罪过 (罪過)
莫过于 (莫過於)
路过 (路過)
透过 (透過)
过分 (過分)
过夜 (過夜)
过客 (過客)
过度 (過度)
过往 (過往)
过敏 (過敏)
过于 (過於)
过时 (過時)
过期 (過期)
过瘾 (過癮)
过程 (過程)
过节 (過節)
过错 (過錯)
过关 (過關)
过头 (過頭)
难过 (難過)

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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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