• 191st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 262 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiào (Jiao4)surname Jiao
2. jiāo (jiao1)to teach
3. jiào (jiao4)religion • teaching • to make • to cause • to tell

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiāo (jiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiào (jiao4)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

教室 
教授 
教育 

Uncommon

佛教 
助教 
基督教 
外教 
天主教 
宗教 
家教 
指教 
支教 
教主 
教务 (教務)
教堂 
教子 
教学 (教學)
教学楼 (教學樓)
教官 
教导 (教導)
教师 (教師)
教书 (教書)
教会 (教會)
教材 
教条 (教條)
教父 
教科书 (教科書)
教程 
教练 (教練)
教育部 
教训 (教訓)
教诲 (教誨)
教养 (教養)
求教 
异教徒 (異教徒)
管教 
胎教 
说教 (說教)
调教 (調教)
请教 (請教)
道教 
邪教 
领教 (領教)

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  • 277th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 325 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ke1)branch of study • administrative section • division • field • branch • stage directions • family (taxonomy) • rules • laws • to mete out (punishment) • to levy (taxes etc) • to fine sb • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ke1)The component is pronounced as '' (he2). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

百科 
科学 (科學)
科学家 (科學家)
科技 

Uncommon

中科院 
儿科 (兒科)
内科 (內科)
外科 
妇产科 (婦產科)
妇科 (婦科)
学科 (學科)
专科 (專科)
小儿科 (小兒科)
工科 
思科 
插科打诨 (插科打諢)
教科书 (教科書)
文科 
本科 
本科生 
理工科 
理科 
产科 (產科)
百度百科 
百科全书 (百科全書)
皮肤科 (皮膚科)
眼科 
社科院 
科威特 
科学院 (科學院)
科室 
科幻 
科恩 
科教 
科普 
科尔 (科爾)
科目 
科研 
科罗拉多 (科羅拉多)
科考 
科长 (科長)
科隆 
维基百科 (維基百科)
莫斯科 
萨科齐 (薩科齊)
猫科 (貓科)
医科 (醫科)
预科 (預科)
骨科 
高科技 

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  • 282nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 314 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shū (Shu1)abbr. for 書經|书经[shu1 jing1]
2. shū (shu1)book • letter • document • CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] • to write

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as '' (yu4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

图书馆 (圖書館)
情书 (情書)
书包 (書包)
书写 (書寫)
书店 (書店)
书记 (書記)
看书 (看書)
秘书 (秘書)
读书 (讀書)

Uncommon

上书 (上書)
出书 (出書)
副书记 (副書記)
丛书 (叢書)
史书 (史書)
图书 (圖書)
天书 (天書)
念书 (念書)
教书 (教書)
教科书 (教科書)
文书 (文書)
书信 (書信)
书名 (書名)
书呆子 (書呆子)
书房 (書房)
书本 (書本)
书架 (書架)
书桌 (書桌)
书柜 (書櫃)
书法 (書法)
书法家 (書法家)
书画 (書畫)
书签 (書簽)
书籍 (書籍)
书评 (書評)
书院 (書院)
书面 (書面)
书页 (書頁)
书香 (書香)
琴棋书画 (琴棋書畫)
毕业证书 (畢業證書)
疾书 (疾書)
白皮书 (白皮書)
百科全书 (百科全書)
秘书长 (秘書長)
经书 (經書)
总书记 (總書記)
背书 (背書)
旧书 (舊書)
说明书 (說明書)
证书 (證書)
读书人 (讀書人)
读书会 (讀書會)
遗书 (遺書)
闲书 (閒書)
电子书 (電子書)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.