• 1st most frequent character
  • Adds ~4.09% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 151 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. de (de5)of • ~'s (possessive particle) • (used after an attribute) • (used to form a nominal expression) • (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
2. (di2)really and truly
3. (di4)aim • clear

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for de (de5)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (di2)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (di4)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

有的 
的确 (的確)
的话 (的話)
目的 

Uncommon

似的 
别的 (別的)
妈的 (媽的)
有的时候 (有的時候)
漫无目的 (漫無目的)
的哥 
的士 
目的地 
总的来说 (總的來說)

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  • 331st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 40 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. què (que4)authenticated • solid • firm
2. què (que4)authenticated • solid • firm • real • true

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for què (que4)The component is pronounced as 'jué' (jue2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

正确 (正確)
的确 (的確)
确定 (確定)
确实 (確實)

Uncommon

明确 (明確)
准确 (準確)
确保 (確保)
确切 (確切)
确认 (確認)

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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.