1. 精
  2. 美

精

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  • 435th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 101 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
精→
米青
2Radical
精→
米rice青green/blue
3Graphical
精→
一丨八丷龶冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jīng (jing1)essence • extract • vitality • energy • semen • sperm • mythical goblin spirit • highly perfected • elite • the pick of sth • proficient (refined ability) • extremely (fine) • selected rice (archaic)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 精 jīng (jing1)The component 青 is pronounced as 'qīng' (qing1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

精彩 
精神 
精美 
精选 (精選)
龙马精神 (龍馬精神)

Medium Frequency

味精 
妖精 
精 
精力 
精品 
精心 
精明 
精准 (精準)
精神病 
精致 (精緻)
精英 
精华 (精華)
精进 (精進)
精灵 (精靈)
酒精 
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美

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  • 151st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 151 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
美→
羊大
2Radical
美→
羊sheep大big
3Graphical
美→
一二丨丷人一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. měi (Mei3)the Americas • abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1] • USA • abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2]
2. měi (mei3)beautiful • very satisfactory • good • to be pleased with oneself

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

美 also appears in:
羹镁

Example Words

High Frequency

完美 
美 
美人 
美国 (美國)
美女 
美好 
美丽 (美麗)

Medium Frequency

优美 (優美)
十全十美 
唯美 
审美 (審美)
爱美 (愛美)
甜美 
精美 
美人计 (美人計)
美元 
美化 
美味 
美国人 (美國人)
美妙 
美容 
美德 
美感 
美景 
美满 (美滿)
美白 
美眉 
美瞳 
美术 (美術)
美貌 
美金 
美食 
臭美 
赞美 (讚美)
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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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