• 1019th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 45 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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also appears in:

Example Words

Common

诸葛亮 (諸葛亮)

Uncommon

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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  • 1916th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Ge3)surname Ge
2. (ge2)kudzu (Pueraria lobata) • hemp cloth

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ge2)The component is pronounced as '' (he2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

诸葛亮 (諸葛亮)

Uncommon

瓜葛 
纠葛 (糾葛)
葛优 (葛優)
诸葛 (諸葛)

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  • 838th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liàng (liang4)bright • clear • resonant • to shine • to show • to reveal

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

漂亮 

Uncommon

亮相 
亮点 (亮點)
天亮 
明亮 
月亮 
照亮 
诸葛亮 (諸葛亮)
闪亮 (閃亮)
点亮 (點亮)

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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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