• 1019th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhū (Zhu1)surname Zhu
2. zhū (zhu1)all • various

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhū (zhu1)The component is pronounced as 'zhě' (zhe3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

诸葛亮 (諸葛亮)

Medium Frequency

付诸 (付諸)
 ()
诸事 (諸事)
诸位 (諸位)
诸侯 (諸侯)
诸君 (諸君)
诸多 (諸多)
诸如 (諸如)
诸如此类 (諸如此類)
诸暨 (諸暨)
诸葛 (諸葛)
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  • 1754th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
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3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hóu (Hou2)surname Hou
2. hóu (hou2)marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] • nobleman or high official

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

武侯区 (武侯區)
武侯祠 
王侯 
诸侯 (諸侯)
闽侯 (閩侯)
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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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