Pinyin: Xin1 luo2 Definition: Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD/one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche 百濟|百济[Bai3 ji4] and Koguryo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 ju4 li2] around 660 in alliance with Tang China/unified Silla 658-935
Pinyin: man4 tuo2 luo2 Definition: flower of north India (Datura stramonium, Sanskrit: mandara), considered sacred and grown in temples, similar to belladonna
Pinyin: Suo3 luo2 si1 Definition: Soros (name)/George Soros or György Schwartz (1930-), Hungarian American financial speculator and millionaire philanthropist
Pinyin: Luo2 si1 fu2 Definition: Roosevelt (name)/Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), US President 1901-1909/Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), US President 1933-1945
Pinyin: luo2 han4 guo3 Definition: sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii (formerly Momordica grosvenori, a gourd of the Curcubitaceae family), grown in Guangxi and used in Chinese medicine
Pinyin: Luo2 su4 Definition: Russell (name)/Bertrand Arthur William, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970), British logician, rationalist philosopher and pacifist
Pinyin: Xi1 sai1 luo2 Definition: Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), famous Roman politician, orator and philosopher, murdered at the orders of Marc Anthony
Pinyin: Ma3 ke3 Bo1 luo2 Definition: Marco Polo (1254-c. 1324), Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk road to China, author of Il Milione (Travels of Marco Polo)
de5 - of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)/(used to form a nominal expression)/(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
di2 - really and truly
di4 - aim/clear
Pronunciation Clues:
Pronunciation clue for 的 (de5): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
Pronunciation clue for 的 (di2): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
Pronunciation clue for 的 (di4): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
Example Words:
High Frequency
Pinyin: de5 Definition: of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)/(used to form a nominal expression)/(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
Pinyin: Hai3 nan2 Definition: Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qiong2], capital Haikou 海口/Hainan Island/Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wu1 hai3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia/Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Pinyin: Bei3 hai3 Definition: Beihai, park in Beijing to the Northwest the Forbidden City/the North Sea (Europe)/Beihai prefecture level city and seaport in Guangxi/Bohai Sea/Lake Baikal
Pinyin: pai2 shan1 dao3 hai3 Definition: lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering/fig. gigantic/of spectacular significance
Pinyin: Hai3 dian4 Definition: Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Beijing University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 da4 xue2] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhong1 guan1 cun1]
Pinyin: Hai3 dian4 qu1 Definition: Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Beijing University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 da4 xue2] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhong1 guan1 cun1]
Pinyin: Bin1 hai3 Definition: Binhai (place name)/Binhai New District, subprovincial district of Tianjin/Binhai county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu/fictitious city Binhai in political satire
Decomposition Levels: Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components. Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page. Level 3: 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.