• 1484th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (qu1)to hasten • to hurry • to walk fast • to approach • to tend towards • to converge

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (qu1)The component is pronounced as 'chú' (chu2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

趋势 (趨勢)

Uncommon

大势所趋 (大勢所趨)
日趋 (日趨)
趋之若鹜 (趨之若鶩)
趋向 (趨向)
趋于 (趨於)

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  • 44th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.31% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 411 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) • him • her • it

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

之一 
之中 
之前 
之外 
之后 (之後)
之间 (之間)
总之 (總之)

Uncommon

一家之主 
一臂之力 
三分之一 
不败之地 (不敗之地)
久而久之 
之上 
之下 
之内 (之內)
之所以 
之际 (之際)
之类 (之類)
加之 
反之 
取而代之 
四分之一 
天伦之乐 (天倫之樂)
持之以恒 (持之以恆)
挥之不去 (揮之不去)
当之无愧 (當之無愧)
百分之百 
总而言之 (總而言之)
自知之明 
身外之物 

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  • 650th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ruò (ruo4)to seem • like • as • if

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

倘若 
若干 

Uncommon

假若 
冷若冰霜 
受宠若惊 (受寵若驚)
口若悬河 (口若懸河)
呆若木鸡 (呆若木雞)
大智若愚 
如若 
安之若素 
宛若 
恍若 
旁若无人 (旁若無人)
欣喜若狂 
自若 
若是 
若无其事 (若無其事)
若然 
若隐若现 (若隱若現)
虚怀若谷 (虛懷若谷)
视若无睹 (視若無睹)
趋之若鹜 (趨之若鶩)
郭沫若 

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  • 5052nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (wu4)duck

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (wu4)The component is pronounced as '' (pu1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

趋之若鹜 (趨之若鶩)

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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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