• 2130th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 21 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhē (zhe1)to cover up (a shortcoming) • to screen off • to hide • to conceal

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

遮住 
遮掩 

Uncommon

口无遮拦 (口無遮攔)
遮挡 (遮擋)
遮瑕膏 
遮盖 (遮蓋)
遮蔽 

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  • 3833rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiá (xia2)blemish • flaw in jade

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiá (xia2)The component is pronounced as 'jiǎ' (jia3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

瑕疵 

Uncommon

无瑕 (無瑕)
遮瑕膏 

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  • 2667th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gāo (gao1)ointment • paste • CL:帖[tie3]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

唇膏 
牙膏 

Uncommon

病入膏肓 
睫毛膏 
石膏 
磨砂膏 
膏药 (膏藥)
药膏 (藥膏)
软膏 (軟膏)
遮瑕膏 

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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.