• 1275th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Du4)surname Du
2. (du4)birchleaf pear (tree) • to stop • to prevent • to restrict

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (du4)The component is pronounced as '' (tu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (du4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

杜仲 
杜甫 
杜绝 (杜絕)
杜鹃 (杜鵑)

Uncommon

杜塞 
杜塞尔多夫 (杜塞爾多夫)
杜康 
杜拜 
杜撰 
杜月笙 
杜尔伯特 (杜爾伯特)
杜牧 
杜琪峰 
杜邦 
杜鹃花 (杜鵑花)
防微杜渐 (防微杜漸)

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  • 1704th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhòng (Zhong4)surname Zhong
2. zhòng (zhong4)second month of a season • middle • intermediate • second amongst brothers

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhòng (zhong4)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhòng (zhong4)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

杜仲 

Uncommon

仲夏 
仲裁 
大仲马 (大仲馬)
管仲 
范仲淹 

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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.