• 463rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 16 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zēng (Zeng1)surname Zeng
2. céng (ceng2)once • already • ever (in the past) • former • previously • (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
3. zēng (zeng1)great-grand (father, child etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

曾经 (曾經)

Uncommon

曾几何时 (曾幾何時)

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  • 211th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 101 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
𢆶No glyph available
3Graphical
𢆶𢆶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji1)almost
2. (ji3)how much • how many • several • a few

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

十几 (十幾)
好几 (好幾)
几乎 (幾乎)
几百 (幾百)

Uncommon

寥寥无几 (寥寥無幾)
几何 (幾何)
几千 (幾千)
几时 (幾時)
几样 (幾樣)
几率 (幾率)
几许 (幾許)
几点 (幾點)
星期几 (星期幾)
曾几何时 (曾幾何時)

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  • 229th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 99 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (He2)surname He
2. (he2)what • how • why • which • carry

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (he2)The component is pronounced as '' (ke3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (he2)The component is pronounced as '' (ke4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

任何 
如何 

Uncommon

何以 
何尝 (何嘗)
何必 
何方 
何时 (何時)
何况 (何況)
何等 
何苦 
何处 (何處)
奈何 
为何 (為何)
无可奈何 (無可奈何)

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  • 25th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 408 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (Shi2)surname Shi
2. shí (shi2)o'clock • time • when • hour • season • period

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shí (shi2)The component is pronounced as '' (si4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shí (shi2)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

同时 (同時)
小时 (小時)
时代 (時代)
时候 (時候)
时光 (時光)
时尚 (時尚)
时间 (時間)
有时候 (有時候)
随时 (隨時)

Uncommon

一时 (一時)
不时 (不時)
何时 (何時)
倒计时 (倒計時)
到时 (到時)
到时候 (到時候)
即时 (即時)
及时 (及時)
定时 (定時)
实时 (實時)
小时候 (小時候)
平时 (平時)
几时 (幾時)
按时 (按時)
时不时 (時不時)
时分 (時分)
时刻 (時刻)
时报 (時報)
时差 (時差)
时常 (時常)
时时 (時時)
时时刻刻 (時時刻刻)
时期 (時期)
时机 (時機)
时段 (時段)
时空 (時空)
时节 (時節)
时装 (時裝)
时速 (時速)
时钟 (時鐘)
时隔 (時隔)
时髦 (時髦)
暂时 (暫時)
有时 (有時)
有的时候 (有的時候)
此时 (此時)
历时 (歷時)
准时 (準時)
当时 (當時)
临时 (臨時)
临时工 (臨時工)
计时 (計時)
这时 (這時)
过时 (過時)
适时 (適時)
那时 (那時)
那时候 (那時候)
顿时 (頓時)

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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.