• 1245th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 104 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.

Example Words

Common

洗净 (洗淨)
洗澡 
洗头 (洗頭)

Uncommon

干洗 (乾洗)
擦洗 
冲洗 (沖洗)
洗冤 
洗刷 
洗手 
洗浴 
洗涤 (洗滌)
洗漱 
洗牌 
洗碗 
洗礼 (洗禮)
洗脑 (洗腦)
洗脸 (洗臉)
洗衣 
洗衣机 (洗衣機)
洗衣粉 
洗面 
洗面奶 
洗发水 (洗髮水)
淘洗 
清洗 

RareShow 79

#Back to top
  • 724th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 139 words
  • Component in 185 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yi1)clothes • CL:件[jian4]
2. (yi4)to dress • to wear • to put on (clothes)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for (yi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for (yi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

大衣 
衣服 

Uncommon

上衣 
内衣 (內衣)
外衣 
棉衣 
毛衣 
洗衣 
洗衣机 (洗衣機)
睡衣 
穿衣 
薰衣草 
衣冠 
衣架 
衣柜 (衣櫃)
衣橱 (衣櫥)
衣物 
衣着 (衣著)
衣袖 
衣裙 
衣裳 
衬衣 (襯衣)
丰衣足食 (豐衣足食)
风衣 (風衣)

RareShow 115

#Back to top
  • 1496th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 95 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fěn (fen3)powder • cosmetic face powder • food prepared from starch • noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour • whitewash • white • pink

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fěn (fen3)The component is pronounced as 'fēn' (fen1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for fěn (fen3)The component is pronounced as 'fèn' (fen4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

粉红 (粉紅)
粉丝 (粉絲)

Uncommon

奶粉 
散粉 
河粉 
洗衣粉 
凉粉 (涼粉)
淀粉 (澱粉)
生粉 
米粉 
粉刺 
粉底 
粉末 
粉碎 
粉笔 (粉筆)
粉红色 (粉紅色)
粉色 
粉饰 (粉飾)
粉饼 (粉餅)
糯米粉 
胡椒粉 
肠粉 (腸粉)
花粉 
面粉 (麵粉)

RareShow 71

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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.