• 472nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 161 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Li3)surname Li
2. (li3)plum

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as '' (zi3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

李娜 
行李 

Uncommon

李亚鹏 (李亞鵬)
李冰冰 
李嘉欣 
李嘉诚 (李嘉誠)
李子 
李宁 (李寧)
李小龙 (李小龍)
李彦宏 (李彥宏)
李斯 
李斯特 
李明博 
李煜 
李玟 
李登辉 (李登輝)
李白 
李连杰 (李連傑)
李开复 (李開復)
行李架 
行李箱 

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  • 121st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 352 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. míng (Ming2)Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) • surname Ming • Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
2. míng (ming2)bright • opposite: dark 暗[an4] • (of meaning) clear • to understand • next • public or open • wise • generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

明天 
明星 
明白 

Uncommon

三明治 
不明 
光明 
分明 
天明 
姚明 
文明 
昆明 
明亮 
明信片 
明儿 (明兒)
明天见 (明天見)
明媚 
明年 
明日 
明明 
明智 
明月 
明朗 
明珠 
明知 
明确 (明確)
明显 (明顯)
发明 (發明)
精明 
聪明 (聰明)
声明 (聲明)
表明 
说明 (說明)
证明 (證明)
透明 
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)
鲜明 (鮮明)
黎明 

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  • 963rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 133 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (bo2)extensive • ample • rich • obtain • aim • to win • to get • plentiful • to gamble

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

博文 
微博 
微博客 

Uncommon

博友 
博士 
博客 
博物馆 (博物館)
赌博 (賭博)

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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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