• 2091st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)oath • vow • to swear • to pledge

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

发誓 (發誓)
誓言 

Medium Frequency

宣誓 
誓死 
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  • 317th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 153 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (si3)to die • impassable • uncrossable • inflexible • rigid • extremely

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (si3)The component is pronounced as '' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

冻死 (凍死)
半死 
去死 
堵死 
害死 
弄死 
打死 
掐死 
撞死 
晕死 (暈死)
会死 (會死)
死亡 
死人 
死刑 
死去 
死去活来 (死去活來)
死因 
死心 
死心塌地 
死机 (死機)
死死 
死神 
死而后已 (死而後已)
死党 (死黨)
杀死 (殺死)
气死 (氣死)
生死 
要死 
起死回生 
逼死 
饿死 (餓死)
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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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