• Very uncommon character
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhù (zhu4)to make known • to show • to prove • to write • book • outstanding

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhù (zhu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhě' (zhe3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

著名 

Uncommon

原著 
名著 
土著 
著作 
著称 (著稱)
显著 (顯著)

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  • 203rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 341 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. míng (ming2)name • noun (part of speech) • place (e.g. among winners) • famous • classifier for people

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

名单 (名單)
名字 
成名 
排名 

Uncommon

出名 
功名 
取名 
名人 
名利 
名副其实 (名副其實)
名叫 
名媛 
名将 (名將)
名气 (名氣)
名片 
名牌 
名状 (名狀)
名称 (名稱)
名义 (名義)
名著 
名号 (名號)
名言 
名词 (名詞)
名誉 (名譽)
名额 (名額)
命名 
报名 (報名)
姓名 
实名制 (實名制)
提名 
改名 
更名 
有名 
无名指 (無名指)
知名 
签名 (簽名)
茂名 
莫名 
莫名其妙 
著名 
点名 (點名)

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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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