• 1256th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 143 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhèng (zheng4)disease • illness
2. zhēng (zheng1)abdominal tumor
3. zhèng (zheng4)variant of 症[zheng4] • disease • illness

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhèng (zheng4)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhèng (zheng4)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhèng (zheng4)The component is pronounced as 'zhèng' (zheng4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhèng (zheng4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
5. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
6. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhèng' (zheng4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
7. Pronunciation clue for zhēng (zheng1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

强迫症 (強迫症)
后遗症 (後遺症)
恐惧症 (恐懼症)
症状 (症狀)
癌症 
综合症 (綜合症)

Uncommon

不孕症 
并发症 (併發症)
健忘症 
多动症 (多動症)
夜盲症 
失忆症 (失憶症)
孤独症 (孤獨症)
对症 (對症)
对症下药 (對症下藥)
尿毒症 
忧郁症 (憂鬱症)
抑郁症 (抑鬱症)
炎症 
焦虑症 (焦慮症)
疑难杂症 (疑難雜症)
病症 
症候群 
痴呆症 
症结 (癥結)
绝症 (絕症)
肥胖症 
自闭症 (自閉症)
重症 

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  • 341st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 70 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
humanlineNo glyph availablearrow
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hòu (hou4)to wait • to inquire after • to watch • season • climate • (old) period of five days

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

时候 (時候)

Uncommon

伺候 
问候 (問候)
守候 
小时候 (小時候)
有时候 (有時候)
有的时候 (有的時候)
等候 

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  • 570th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 134 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qún (qun2)group • crowd • flock, herd, pack etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qún (qun2)The component is pronounced as 'jūn' (jun1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for qún (qun2)The component is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

人群 
群众 (群眾)
群雄 
群体 (群體)

Uncommon

合群 
建筑群 (建築群)
成群 
成群结队 (成群結隊)
战斗群 (戰鬥群)
敬业乐群 (敬業樂群)
族群 
症候群 
羊群 
群居 
群山 
群峰 
群岛 (群島)
群架 
群芳 
群英会 (群英會)
超群 
集群 
鹤立鸡群 (鶴立雞群)

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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.