• 57th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 138 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǒng (zhong3)seed • species • kind • type • classifier: type, kind, sort
2. zhòng (zhong4)to plant • to grow • to cultivate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhǒng (zhong3)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhǒng (zhong3)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhòng (zhong4)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhòng (zhong4)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

各种各样 (各種各樣)
品种 (品種)
特种兵 (特種兵)
种子 (種子)
种种 (種種)

Uncommon

人种 (人種)
情种 (情種)
接种 (接種)
播种 (播種)
有种 (有種)
栽种 (栽種)
物种 (物種)
特种 (特種)
种地 (種地)
种族 (種族)
种植 (種植)
种田 (種田)
种花 (種花)
种类 (種類)
绝种 (絕種)
耕种 (耕種)
语种 (語種)
变种 (變種)
配种 (配種)
杂种 (雜種)
鱼种 (魚種)

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  • 903rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōng (Zhong1)surname Zhong
2. zhōng (zhong1)handleless cup • goblet • to concentrate • variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]
3. zhōng (zhong1)variant of 鍾|钟
4. zhōng (zhong1)clock • o'clock • time as measured in hours and minutes • bell • CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

分钟 (分鐘)

Uncommon

时钟 (時鐘)
生物钟 (生物鐘)
秒钟 (秒鐘)
钟情 (鍾情)
钟爱 (鍾愛)
钟楼 (鐘樓)
钟表 (鐘錶)
钟头 (鐘頭)
钟点 (鐘點)
闹钟 (鬧鐘)
点钟 (點鐘)

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  • 1320th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōng (zhong1)loyal • devoted • honest

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

忠告 
忠实 (忠實)
忠诚 (忠誠)

Uncommon

忠厚 
忠心 
忠于 (忠於)
忠义 (忠義)
忠言 
忠贞 (忠貞)

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  • 2152nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōng (zhong1)inner feelings

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

衷心 

Uncommon

初衷 
无动于衷 (無動於衷)
热衷 (熱衷)
由衷 
苦衷 

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  • 1790th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǒng (zhong3)to swell • swelling • swollen

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhǒng (zhong3)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhǒng (zhong3)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

水肿 (水腫)
浮肿 (浮腫)
消肿 (消腫)
肿瘤 (腫瘤)

Uncommon

囊肿 (囊腫)
红肿 (紅腫)
肿块 (腫塊)
肿大 (腫大)
肿胀 (腫脹)
臃肿 (臃腫)
鼻青脸肿 (鼻青臉腫)

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  • 3989th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōng (zhong1)handleless cup • goblet

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Uncommon

色盅 
酒盅 
骰盅 

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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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