• 2500th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shù (shu4)variant of 豎|竖[shu4]
2. shù (shu4)to erect • vertical • vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

横竖 (橫豎)
竖起 (豎起)

Uncommon

横七竖八 (橫七豎八)
竖琴 (豎琴)
竖直 (豎直)
竖立 (豎立)

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  • 197th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 207 words
  • Component in 114 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Li4)surname Li
2. (li4)to stand • to set up • to establish • to lay down • to draw up • at once • immediately

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li4)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

建立 
独立 (獨立)
立刻 
立即 
立场 (立場)
立马 (立馬)

Uncommon

三十而立 
中立 
伫立 (佇立)
倒立 
创立 (創立)
周立波 
坐立不安 
孤立 
对立 (對立)
屹立 
爱立信 (愛立信)
成立 
树立 (樹立)
特立独行 (特立獨行)
直立 
矗立 
确立 (確立)
立交桥 (立交橋)
立志 
立方 
立春 
立案 
立法 
立足 
立体 (立體)
站立 
自立 
设立 (設立)
起立 

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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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