• 767th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. duī (dui1)to sculpt • to carve • musical instrument (old)
2. zhuī (zhui1)to chase after • to seek • to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth • to recall

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for duī (dui1)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhuī (zhui1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
追求 

Medium Frequency

追上 
追问 (追問)
追寻 (追尋)
追忆 (追憶)
追捕 
追捧 
追击 (追擊)
追杀 (追殺)
追究 
追赶 (追趕)
追踪 (追蹤)
追逐 
追随 (追隨)
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  • 587th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 73 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)to kill • to murder • to fight • to weaken or reduce • to smart (topolect) • to counteract • (used after a verb) extremely

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
杀人 (殺人)
杀戮 (殺戮)
杀手 (殺手)
秒杀 (秒殺)
自杀 (自殺)
谋杀案 (謀殺案)

Medium Frequency

借刀杀人 (借刀殺人)
封杀 (封殺)
屠杀 (屠殺)
厮杀 (廝殺)
扼杀 (扼殺)
抹杀 (抹殺)
搏杀 (搏殺)
暗杀 (暗殺)
枪杀 (槍殺)
残杀 (殘殺)
杀人犯 (殺人犯)
杀伤力 (殺傷力)
杀价 (殺價)
杀害 (殺害)
杀掉 (殺掉)
杀敌 (殺敵)
杀死 (殺死)
杀气 (殺氣)
杀生 (殺生)
杀菌 (殺菌)
杀菌剂 (殺菌劑)
杀青 (殺青)
虐杀 (虐殺)
误杀 (誤殺)
谋杀 (謀殺)
追杀 (追殺)
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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.