• 328th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 165 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shù (shu4)method • technique
2. zhú (zhu2)various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhú' (zhu2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for zhú (zhu2)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for zhú (zhu2)The component is pronounced as 'zhú' (zhu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
7. Pronunciation clue for zhú (zhu2)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
8. Pronunciation clue for zhú (zhu2)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

手术 (手術)
技术 (技術)
武术 (武術)
艺术 (藝術)
艺术家 (藝術家)
魔术 (魔術)
魔术师 (魔術師)

Uncommon

学术 (學術)
心术 (心術)
战术 (戰術)
算术 (算術)
美术 (美術)
美术馆 (美術館)
艺术品 (藝術品)
艺术节 (藝術節)
术语 (術語)
骗术 (騙術)

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  • 673rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shù (shu4)to state • to tell • to narrate • to relate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhú' (zhu2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

描述 
讲述 (講述)

Uncommon

上述 
口述 
复述 (復述)
叙述 (敘述)
综述 (綜述)
表述 
论述 (論述)
述说 (述說)
阐述 (闡述)
陈述 (陳述)

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  • 6228th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shù (shu4)river in Shandong

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhú' (zhu2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

沭阳 (沭陽)

Uncommon

沭阳县 (沭陽縣)
临沭 (臨沭)
临沭县 (臨沭縣)
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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