• 328th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shù (shu4)method • technique
2. zhú (zhu2)various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhú (zhu2)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhú (zhu2)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

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Example Words

High Frequency

手术 (手術)
技术 (技術)
武术 (武術)
艺术 (藝術)
艺术家 (藝術家)
魔术 (魔術)
魔术师 (魔術師)

Medium Frequency

学术 (學術)
心术 (心術)
战术 (戰術)
算术 (算術)
美术 (美術)
美术馆 (美術館)
艺术品 (藝術品)
艺术节 (藝術節)
 ()
术语 (術語)
骗术 (騙術)
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  • 493rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 173 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu3)dialect • language • speech
2. (yu4)to tell to

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as '' (wu2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (wu2). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin initial.
6. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

无语 (無語)
粤语 (粵語)
絮语 (絮語)
英语 (英語)
华语 (華語)
言语 (言語)
语文 (語文)
语言 (語言)
语录 (語錄)
语音 (語音)

Medium Frequency

三言两语 (三言兩語)
佛语 (佛語)
俄语 (俄語)
俗语 (俗語)
千言万语 (千言萬語)
口语 (口語)
古语 (古語)
只言片语 (只言片語)
咒语 (咒語)
呓语 (囈語)
国语 (國語)
外国语 (外國語)
外语 (外語)
密语 (密語)
导语 (導語)
德语 (德語)
恶语 (惡語)
意大利语 (意大利語)
成语 (成語)
手语 (手語)
批语 (批語)
日语 (日語)
标语 (標語)
歇后语 (歇後語)
母语 (母語)
法语 (法語)
泰语 (泰語)
流言蜚语 (流言蜚語)
汉语 (漢語)
甜言蜜语 (甜言蜜語)
用语 (用語)
短语 (短語)
私语 (私語)
笑语 (笑語)
细语 (細語)
耳语 (耳語)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
自言自语 (自言自語)
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
术语 (術語)
西班牙语 (西班牙語)
评语 (評語)
词语 (詞語)
话语 (話語)
 ()
语句 (語句)
语意 (語意)
语气 (語氣)
语法 (語法)
语无伦次 (語無倫次)
语种 (語種)
语调 (語調)
语重心长 (語重心長)
论语 (論語)
谚语 (諺語)
谜语 (謎語)
闽南语 (閩南語)
双语 (雙語)
韩语 (韓語)
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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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