• 758th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 14 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. huáng (Huang2)emperor • surname Huang

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

女皇 
 
皇冠 
皇后 
皇帝 
皇马 (皇馬)

Medium Frequency

冠冕堂皇 
天皇 
玉皇大帝 
皇上 
皇子 
皇室 
皇宫 (皇宮)
皇家 
秦始皇 
秦皇岛 (秦皇島)
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  • 707th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 69 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (Shi4)surname Shi
2. shì (shi4)room • work unit • grave • scabbard • family or clan • one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'zhì' (zhi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

教室 
办公室 (辦公室)

Medium Frequency

休息室 
候车室 (候車室)
地下室 
 
室内 (室內)
室友 
室外 
室温 (室溫)
寝室 (寢室)
实验室 (實驗室)
居室 
工作室 
放映室 
更衣室 
会议室 (會議室)
浴室 
温室 (溫室)
画室 (畫室)
皇室 
科室 
卧室 (臥室)
课室 (課室)
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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.