• 255th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 163 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhí (Zhi2)surname Zhi • Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
2. zhí (zhi2)straight • to straighten • fair and reasonable • frank • straightforward • (indicates continuing motion or action) • vertical • vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhí (zhi2)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhí (zhi2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一直 
直接 
直播 

Uncommon

正直 
直线 (直線)
直视 (直視)
直觉 (直覺)
直达 (直達)
简直 (簡直)

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  • 327th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 62 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiào (jiao4)a nap • a sleep • CL:場|场[chang2]
2. jué (jue2)to feel • to find that • thinking • awake • aware

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiào (jiao4)The component is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for jué (jue2)The component is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

感觉 (感覺)
睡觉 (睡覺)
觉得 (覺得)

Uncommon

不知不觉 (不知不覺)
发觉 (發覺)
自觉 (自覺)
视觉 (視覺)

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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.