1. 斩
  2. 草
  3. 除
  4. 根

斩

Previous (丸)Next (堤)
  • 2458th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
斩→
车斤
2Radical
斩→
车car斤axe
3Graphical
斩→
乚一一丨丿㇒一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǎn (zhan3)to behead (as form of capital punishment) • to chop

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

斩 also appears in:
渐暂惭崭堑錾椠

Example Words

Common

斩断 (斬斷)

Uncommon

先斩后奏 (先斬後奏)
快刀斩乱麻 (快刀斬亂麻)
斩杀 (斬殺)
斩草除根 (斬草除根)
斩钉截铁 (斬釘截鐵)
斩首 (斬首)

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草

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Previous (阵)Next (脚)
  • 787th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 200 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
草→
艹早
2Radical
草→
艹grass日sun/day十ten
3Graphical
草→
艹口一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cǎo (cao3)grass • straw • manuscript • draft (of a document) • careless • rough • CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
2. cào (cao4)variant of 肏[cao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 草 cǎo (cao3)The component 早 is pronounced as 'zǎo' (zao3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 草 cǎo (cao3)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 草 cào (cao4)The component 早 is pronounced as 'zǎo' (zao3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 草 cào (cao4)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

皮草 
草根 
草莓 

Uncommon

三叶草 (三葉草)
仙草 
含羞草 
拈花惹草 
本草 
校草 
水草 
沾花惹草 
烟草 (煙草)
甘草 
稻草 
稻草人 
粮草 (糧草)
绿草 (綠草)
花草 
草包 
草原 
草丛 (草叢)
草地 
草坪 
草帽 
草木 
草本 
草案 
草泥马 (草泥馬)
草率 
草稿 
草草 
草菇 
草药 (草藥)
草酸 
薰衣草 
虫草 (蟲草)
野草 
杂草 (雜草)
青草 
香草 

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除

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Previous (曾)Next (农)
  • 464th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 110 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
除→
阝余
2Radical
除→
阝town人human干dry小small
3Graphical
除→
丨㇌人一一丨亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chú (chu2)to get rid of • to remove • to exclude • to eliminate • to wipe out • to divide • except • not including

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 除 chú (chu2)The component 余 is pronounced as 'yú' (yu2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 除 chú (chu2)The component 阝 is pronounced as 'fǔ' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

除 also appears in:
滁篨

Example Words

Common

除了 
除夕 

Uncommon

删除 (刪除)
去除 
扫除 (掃除)
排除 
消除 
清除 
解除 
除去 
除外 
除非 

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根

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Previous (收)Next (干)
  • 352nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 140 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
根→
木艮
2Radical
根→
木tree艮stopping
3Graphical
根→
一丨八丨㇕二乚冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gēn (gen1)root • basis • classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings • CL:條|条[tiao2] • radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 根 gēn (gen1)The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gěn' (gen3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 根 gēn (gen1)The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gèn' (gen4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

根据 (根據)
根本 
草根 

Uncommon

哈根达斯 (哈根達斯)
培根 
压根 (壓根)
压根儿 (壓根兒)
扎根 
根基 
根源 
落叶归根 (落葉歸根)
阿根廷 

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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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