• 996th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 17 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shù (Shu4)surname Shu
2. shù (shu4)to bind • bunch • bundle • classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc • to control

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

结束 (結束)

Uncommon

束缚 (束縛)
无拘无束 (無拘無束)
约束 (約束)

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  • 2572nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (fu4)to bind • to tie • Taiwan pr. [fu2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (fu4)The component is pronounced as '' (fu1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (fu4)The component is pronounced as 'fill' (fill). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (fu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

束缚 (束縛)

Uncommon

作茧自缚 (作繭自縛)

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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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