• 1371st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shāo (shao1)somewhat • a little

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

稍微 

Medium Frequency

 
稍后 (稍後)
稍稍 
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  • 1234th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 33 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zòng (zong4)warp (the vertical threads in weaving) • vertical • longitudinal • north-south (lines of longitude) • lengthwise • to release • to indulge • even if

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zòng (zong4)The component is pronounced as 'cōng' (cong1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zòng (zong4)The component is pronounced as 'zòng' (zong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for zòng (zong4)The component is pronounced as 'cóng' (cong2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

放纵 (放縱)
 ()
纵使 (縱使)
纵容 (縱容)
纵横 (縱橫)
纵然 (縱然)

Medium Frequency

操纵 (操縱)
稍纵即逝 (稍縱即逝)
纵向 (縱向)
纵情 (縱情)
纵欲 (縱慾)
纵火 (縱火)
纵观 (縱觀)
纵身 (縱身)
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  • 293rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji2)namely • that is • i.e. • prompt • at once • at present • even if • prompted (by the occasion) • to approach • to come into contact • to assume (office) • to draw near

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji2)The component is pronounced as '' (ji4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ji2)The component is pronounced as 'jié' (jie2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 
即使 
立即 

Medium Frequency

即便 
即刻 
即将 (即將)
即日 
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  • 2098th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)(of time) to pass • to die

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shé' (she2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

流逝 

Medium Frequency

消逝 
 
逝世 
逝去 
飞逝 (飛逝)
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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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