• 700th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 121 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōu (zhou1)continent • island

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhōu (zhou1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōu' (zhou1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

亚洲 (亞洲)
欧洲 (歐洲)
澳洲 
非洲 

Uncommon

三角洲 
五洲 
大洲 
株洲 
欧洲人 (歐洲人)
欧洲杯 (歐洲杯)
沙洲 
洲际 (洲際)
绿洲 (綠洲)
美洲 
非洲人 
香洲 
香洲区 (香洲區)

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  • 423rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 146 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji4)border • edge • boundary • interval • between • inter- • to meet • time • occasion • to meet with (circumstances)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

之际 (之際)
人际 (人際)
国际 (國際)
实际 (實際)
实际上 (實際上)

Uncommon

一望无际 (一望無際)
不切实际 (不切實際)
交际 (交際)
国际化 (國際化)
天际 (天際)
星际 (星際)
洲际 (洲際)
无边无际 (無邊無際)
边际 (邊際)
际会 (際會)
际遇 (際遇)

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