• 47th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 423 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (fa1)to send out • to show (one's feeling) • to issue • to develop • classifier for gunshots (rounds)
2. (fa4)hair • Taiwan pr. [fa3]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

出发 (出發)
恭喜发财 (恭喜發財)
发布 (發佈)
发展 (發展)
发现 (發現)
发生 (發生)
发表 (發表)
发起 (發起)
转发 (轉發)

Uncommon

启发 (啟發)
大润发 (大潤發)
引发 (引發)
打发 (打發)
批发 (批發)
散发 (散發)
沙发 (沙發)
激发 (激發)
爆发 (爆發)
发布会 (發佈會)
发作 (發作)
发光 (發光)
发冷 (發冷)
发出 (發出)
发动 (發動)
发动机 (發動機)
发呆 (發呆)
发售 (發售)
发射 (發射)
发帖 (發帖)
发怒 (發怒)
发愁 (發愁)
发抖 (發抖)
发掘 (發掘)
发挥 (發揮)
发放 (發放)
发明 (發明)
发条 (發條)
发泄 (發洩)
发火 (發火)
发炎 (發炎)
发热 (發熱)
发烧 (發燒)
发疯 (發瘋)
发痒 (發癢)
发票 (發票)
发福 (發福)
发红 (發紅)
发给 (發給)
发声 (發聲)
发育 (發育)
发胖 (發胖)
发脾气 (發脾氣)
发自 (發自)
发芽 (發芽)
发行 (發行)
发觉 (發覺)
发言 (發言)
发言人 (發言人)
发誓 (發誓)
发财 (發財)
发货 (發貨)
发车 (發車)
发送 (發送)
发达 (發達)
发酵 (發酵)
发霉 (發霉)
发音 (發音)
发飙 (發飆)
研发 (研發)
突发 (突發)
蒸发 (蒸發)
补发 (補發)
越发 (越發)
开发 (開發)
开发商 (開發商)
颁发 (頒發)
首发 (首發)

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  • 487th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 227 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. háo (hao2)roar • cry • CL:個|个[ge4]
2. hào (hao4)ordinal number • day of a month • mark • sign • business establishment • size • ship suffix • horn (wind instrument) • bugle call • assumed name • to take a pulse • classifier used to indicate number of people

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for háo (hao2)The component is pronounced as 'háo' (hao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for háo (hao2)The component is pronounced as 'hào' (hao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for háo (hao2)The component is pronounced as '' (hu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for háo (hao2)The component is pronounced as '' (hu1). It has the same pinyin initial.
5. Pronunciation clue for hào (hao4)The component is pronounced as 'háo' (hao2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
6. Pronunciation clue for hào (hao4)The component is pronounced as 'hào' (hao4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
7. Pronunciation clue for hào (hao4)The component is pronounced as '' (hu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
8. Pronunciation clue for hào (hao4)The component is pronounced as '' (hu1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

一号 (一號)
信号 (信號)
型号 (型號)
外号 (外號)
对号 (對號)
帐号 (帳號)
称号 (稱號)
号令 (號令)
号码 (號碼)
号称 (號稱)
账号 (賬號)

Uncommon

二号 (二號)
代号 (代號)
加号 (加號)
区号 (區號)
口号 (口號)
句号 (句號)
名号 (名號)
问号 (問號)
大号 (大號)
字号 (字號)
封号 (封號)
小号 (小號)
感叹号 (感嘆號)
括号 (括號)
挂号 (掛號)
摇号 (搖號)
拨号 (撥號)
旗号 (旗號)
暗号 (暗號)
法号 (法號)
泰坦尼克号 (泰坦尼克號)
牌号 (牌號)
特大号 (特大號)
番号 (番號)
病号 (病號)
发号施令 (發號施令)
省略号 (省略號)
符号 (符號)
绰号 (綽號)
编号 (編號)
号召 (號召)
号召力 (號召力)
号外 (號外)
号角 (號角)
讯号 (訊號)
记号 (記號)
逗号 (逗號)
惊叹号 (驚嘆號)

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  • 553rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 89 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shī (Shi1)surname Shi
2. shī (shi1)to grant • to give • to bestow • to act • to carry out

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shī (shi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shī (shi1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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also appears in:

Example Words

Common

实施 (實施)
措施 
施工 
设施 (設施)

Uncommon

布施 
恩施 
施主 
施加 
施压 (施壓)
施展 
施舍 (施捨)
施肥 
施行 
乐善好施 (樂善好施)
发号施令 (發號施令)
西施 

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  • 378th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 126 words
  • Component in 35 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. líng (Ling2)see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]
2. líng (ling2)see 脊令[ji2 ling2] • see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]
3. lǐng (ling3)classifier for a ream of paper
4. lìng (ling4)to order • to command • an order • warrant • writ • to cause • to make sth happen • virtuous • honorific title • season • government position (old)

Pronunciation Clues

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Example Words

Common

命令 
号令 (號令)

Uncommon

下令 
令狐 
冬令 
利令智昏 
勒令 
口令 
司令 
司令部 
夏令营 (夏令營)
指令 
时令 (時令)
法令 
发号施令 (發號施令)
禁令 
禁酒令 
绕口令 (繞口令)
责令 (責令)
军令如山 (軍令如山)
达令 (達令)

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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.