1. 林
  2. 則
  3. 徐

林

Previous (极)Next (服)
  • 364th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 324 words
  • Component in 33 characters

Decomposition

1Once
林→
木
2Radical
林→
林N/A
3Graphical
林→
林

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lín (Lin2)surname Lin
2. lín (lin2)woods • forest • CL:片[pian4] • circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) • a collection (of similar things)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 林 lín (lin2)The component 林 is pronounced as 'lín' (lin2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

林 also appears in:
林楚梦禁麻淋琳攀焚彬襟婪霖梵樊麓噤懋潸郴啉綝憷爨棼襻礎鬱箖齽漤蠜齼

Example Words

Common

吉林 
少林寺 
林黛玉 
桂林 
森林 
武林 

Uncommon

克林顿 (克林頓)
凡士林 
丛林 (叢林)
吉林市 
吉林省 
园林 (園林)
奥林匹克 (奧林匹克)
富兰克林 (富蘭克林)
少林 
巴林 
布鲁克林 (布魯克林)
斯大林 
杏林 
林则徐 (林則徐)
林子 
林彪 
林心如 
林忆莲 (林憶蓮)
林木 
林冲 (林沖)
林立 
林肯 
林芝 
林青霞 
柏林 
格林 
梅林 
椰林 
榆林 
树林 (樹林)
玉林 
田林 
石林 
穆斯林 
竹林 
红树林 (紅樹林)
蔡依林 
阿司匹林 
雨林 
黑森林 

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則

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Previous (非)Next (听)
  • 284th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 70 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
則→
貝刂
2Radical
則→
貝shell刂knife
3Graphical
則→
口二八亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zé (ze2)conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause • standard • norm • rule • to imitate • to follow • then • principle • classifier for written items (such as an official statement)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

原则 (原則)
否则 (否則)
法则 (法則)
规则 (規則)

Uncommon

不规则 (不規則)
以身作则 (以身作則)
守则 (守則)
实则 (實則)
武则天 (武則天)
准则 (準則)
潜规则 (潛規則)

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徐

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Previous (捕)Next (珍)
  • 1311th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
徐→
彳余
2Radical
徐→
彳step人human干dry小small
3Graphical
徐→
㇒丨人一一丨亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xú (Xu2)surname Xu
2. xú (xu2)slowly • gently

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 徐 xú (xu2)The component 余 is pronounced as 'yú' (yu2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 徐 xú (xu2)The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

徐州 
徐志摩 

Uncommon

徐克 
徐汇区 (徐匯區)
徐家汇 (徐家匯)
徐州市 
徐徐 
徐闻 (徐聞)
林则徐 (林則徐)

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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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