• 1245th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (xi3)to wash • to bathe • to develop (photo)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (xi3)The component is pronounced as 'xiān' (xian1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
洗澡 

Medium Frequency

冲洗 (沖洗)
洗刷 
洗手 
洗净 (洗淨)
洗涤 (洗滌)
洗漱 
洗碗 
洗礼 (洗禮)
洗脑 (洗腦)
洗脸 (洗臉)
洗衣 
洗衣机 (洗衣機)
洗面奶 
洗头 (洗頭)
洗发水 (洗髮水)
清洗 
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  • 3212th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (di2)to wash • to cleanse

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (di2)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (di2)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

洗涤 (洗滌)

Medium Frequency

洗涤剂 (洗滌劑)
洗涤灵 (洗滌靈)
清涤 (清滌)
涤纶 (滌綸)
涤荡 (滌蕩)
荡涤 (蕩滌)
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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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