• 2515th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shèn (shen4)to seep • to ooze • to horrify

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shèn (shen4)The component is pronounced as 'shēn' (shen1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for shèn (shen4)The component is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for shèn (shen4)The component is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

渗透 (滲透)

Uncommon

渗入 (滲入)
渗出 (滲出)
渗水 (滲水)
渗漏 (滲漏)

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  • 1075th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tòu (tou4)to penetrate • to pass through • thoroughly • completely • transparent • to appear • to show

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

看透 
透明 
透露 

Uncommon

剧透 (劇透)
半透明 
参透 (參透)
浸透 
渗透 (滲透)
熟透 
穿透 
糟透 
透亮 
透彻 (透徹)
透支 
透视 (透視)
透过 (透過)
透顶 (透頂)
通透 

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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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