• 1616th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
waterN/ANo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tāng (Tang1)surname Tang
2. shāng (shang1)rushing current
3. tāng (tang1)soup • hot or boiling water • decoction of medicinal herbs • water in which sth has been boiled

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shāng (shang1)The component is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
汤圆 (湯圓)

Medium Frequency

泡汤 (泡湯)
清汤 (清湯)
汤勺 (湯勺)
汤包 (湯包)
汤匙 (湯匙)
汤姆 (湯姆)
汤汁 (湯汁)
浓汤 (濃湯)
肉汤 (肉湯)
落汤鸡 (落湯雞)
鸡汤 (雞湯)
高汤 (高湯)
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  • 2471st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chí (chi2)spoon

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chí (chi2)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chí (chi2)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for chí (chi2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for chí (chi2)The component is pronounced as '' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

钥匙 (鑰匙)

Medium Frequency

 
汤匙 (湯匙)
茶匙 
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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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