• 227th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 171 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shén (shen2)God • unusual • mysterious • soul • spirit • divine essence • lively • spiritual being • CL:個|个[ge4] • abbr. for 神舟[Shen2 zhou1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shén (shen2)The component is pronounced as 'shēn' (shen1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for shén (shen2)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for shén (shen2)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

眼神 
 
神功 
神奇 
神秘 
神经 (神經)
精神 
财神 (財神)
龙马精神 (龍馬精神)

Medium Frequency

二郎神 
女神 
安神 
封神榜 
爱神 (愛神)
提神 
死神 
灶神 
留神 
神人 
神仙 
神伤 (神傷)
神州 
神情 
神曲 
神殿 
神父 
神童 
神笔 (神筆)
神经病 (神經病)
神经质 (神經質)
神圣 (神聖)
神话 (神話)
神速 
神雕侠侣 (神雕俠侶)
神韵 (神韻)
精神病 
财神爷 (財神爺)
走神 
门神 (門神)
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  • 1346th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hún (hun2)soul • spirit • immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hún (hun2)The component is pronounced as 'yún' (yun2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

灵魂 (靈魂)
惊魂 (驚魂)

Medium Frequency

神魂颠倒 (神魂顛倒)
迷魂 
销魂 (銷魂)
魂牵梦绕 (魂牽夢繞)
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  • 2129th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diān (dian1)top (of the head) • apex • to fall forwards • inverted • to jolt

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

颠倒 (顛倒)
颠簸 (顛簸)
颠覆 (顛覆)

Medium Frequency

大不列颠 (大不列顛)
神魂颠倒 (神魂顛倒)
 ()
颠峰 (顛峰)
颠沛流离 (顛沛流離)
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  • 608th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 101 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǎo (dao3)to fall • to collapse • to topple • to fail • to go bankrupt • to change (trains or buses) • to move around • to sell • to speculate (buying and selling, also 搗|捣) • profiteer
2. dào (dao4)to place upside down • to invert • to pour • to throw out • to move backwards • however • actually • as a matter of fact • contrary to expectation

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dǎo (dao3)The component is pronounced as 'dào' (dao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for dǎo (dao3)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for dào (dao4)The component is pronounced as 'dào' (dao4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for dào (dao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
倒霉 

Medium Frequency

倒下 
倒影 
倒数 (倒數)
倒流 
倒计时 (倒計時)
倒贴 (倒貼)
倒车 (倒車)
倒退 
倒闭 (倒閉)
倒腾 (倒騰)
倾倒 (傾倒)
反倒 
打倒 
拉倒 
推倒 
摔倒 
撞倒 
击倒 (擊倒)
晕倒 (暈倒)
病倒 
绊倒 (絆倒)
翻江倒海 
翻箱倒柜 (翻箱倒櫃)
跌倒 
颠倒 (顛倒)
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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.
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