• 1448th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǎng (shang3)to bestow (a reward) • to give (to an inferior) • to hand down • a reward (bestowed by a superior) • to appreciate (beauty)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

欣赏 (欣賞)

Uncommon

悬赏 (懸賞)
观赏 (觀賞)
赞赏 (讚賞)
赏识 (賞識)
鉴赏 (鑑賞)

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  • 340th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 129 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (shi2)to know • knowledge • Taiwan pr. [shi4]
2. zhì (zhi4)to record • to write a footnote

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shí (shi2)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shí (shi2)The component is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhì (zhi4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhì (zhi4)The component is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

意识 (意識)
标识 (標識)
知识 (知識)
认识 (認識)

Uncommon

共识 (共識)
学识 (學識)
常识 (常識)
潜意识 (潛意識)
相识 (相識)
结识 (結識)
胆识 (膽識)
见识 (見識)
识别 (識別)
识字 (識字)
识破 (識破)
赏识 (賞識)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.