• 1284th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhū (zhu1)bead • pearl • CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhū (zhu1)The component is pronounced as 'zhū' (zhu1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhū (zhu1)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

明珠 
珠海 

Uncommon

七龙珠 (七龍珠)
圆珠笔 (圓珠筆)
水珠 
海珠 
海珠区 (海珠區)
泪珠 (淚珠)
珍珠 
珍珠港 
珠子 
珠宝 (珠寶)
珠峰 
珠江 
珠海市 
眼珠 
眼珠子 
露珠 

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  • 809th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 132 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎo (bao3)jewel • gem • treasure • precious

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

宝宝 (寶寶)
宝贝 (寶貝)

Uncommon

元宝 (元寶)
国宝 (國寶)
大宝 (大寶)
宝典 (寶典)
宝安 (寶安)
宝安区 (寶安區)
宝山 (寶山)
宝库 (寶庫)
宝物 (寶物)
宝玉 (寶玉)
宝石 (寶石)
宝莱坞 (寶萊塢)
宝藏 (寶藏)
宝贝儿 (寶貝兒)
宝贵 (寶貴)
宝鸡 (寶雞)
宝马 (寶馬)
寻宝 (尋寶)
法宝 (法寶)
淘宝网 (淘寶網)
温家宝 (溫家寶)
珍宝 (珍寶)
珠宝 (珠寶)
绿宝石 (綠寶石)
聚宝盆 (聚寶盆)

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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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