1. 歷
  2. 史

歷

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  • 480th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
歷→
厤止
2Radical
歷→
厂cliff秝N/A止stop
3Graphical
歷→
厂秝丨一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lì (li4)to experience • to undergo • to pass through • all • each • every • history

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 歷 lì (li4)The component 厤 is pronounced as 'lì' (li4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 歷 lì (li4)The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

歷 also appears in:
讈藶

Example Words

High Frequency

历史 (歷史)
经历 (經歷)

Medium Frequency

亚历山大 (亞歷山大)
来历 (來歷)
学历 (學歷)
历 (歷)
历史性 (歷史性)
历年 (歷年)
历时 (歷時)
历尽 (歷盡)
历程 (歷程)
历经 (歷經)
简历 (簡歷)
阅历 (閱歷)
阳历 (陽歷)
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史

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  • 456th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 62 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
史→
中乂
2Radical
史→
口mouth丨line乂N/A
3Graphical
史→
口丨乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǐ (Shi3)surname Shi
2. shǐ (shi3)history • annals • title of an official historian in ancient China

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 史 shǐ (shi3)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 史 shǐ (shi3)The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

史 also appears in:
驶駛鉂

Example Words

High Frequency

史 
史上 
历史 (歷史)

Medium Frequency

史册 (史冊)
史前 
史密斯 
史料 
史无前例 (史無前例)
史记 (史記)
史诗 (史詩)
文学史 (文學史)
有史以来 (有史以來)
历史性 (歷史性)
病史 
简史 (簡史)
罗曼史 (羅曼史)
近代史 
野史 
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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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