• 1611th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 50 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (pu4)variant of 鋪|铺[pu4] • store
2. (pu1)to spread • to display • to set up • (old) holder for door-knocker
3. (pu4)plank bed • place to sleep • shop • store • (old) relay station

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (pu4)The component is pronounced as '' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (pu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (pu1)The component is pronounced as '' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for (pu1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

店铺 (店鋪)
卧铺 (臥鋪)

Uncommon

商铺 (商舖)
床铺 (床鋪)
卷铺盖 (捲鋪蓋)
当铺 (當舖)
铺位 (鋪位)
铺垫 (鋪墊)
铺天盖地 (鋪天蓋地)
铺子 (鋪子)
铺平 (鋪平)
铺床 (鋪床)
铺张浪费 (鋪張浪費)
铺盖 (鋪蓋)
铺设 (鋪設)
铺路 (鋪路)
铺陈 (鋪陳)
铺面 (鋪面)

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  • 318th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 137 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhāng (Zhang1)surname Zhang
2. zhāng (zhang1)to open up • to spread • sheet of paper • classifier for flat objects, sheet • classifier for votes

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhāng (zhang1)The component is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhāng (zhang1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

张居正 (張居正)
扩张 (擴張)
紧张 (緊張)
夸张 (誇張)

Uncommon

主张 (主張)
嚣张 (囂張)
张三 (張三)
张伯伦 (張伯倫)
张力 (張力)
张口 (張口)
张国荣 (張國榮)
张大千 (張大千)
张学友 (張學友)
张学良 (張學良)
张家口 (張家口)
张家港 (張家港)
张家界 (張家界)
张弛 (張弛)
张惠妹 (張惠妹)
张爱玲 (張愛玲)
张扬 (張揚)
张望 (張望)
张柏芝 (張柏芝)
张灯结彩 (張燈結彩)
张牙舞爪 (張牙舞爪)
张罗 (張羅)
张艺谋 (張藝謀)
张贴 (張貼)
张开 (張開)
张韶涵 (張韶涵)
张飞 (張飛)
慌张 (慌張)
东张西望 (東張西望)
纸张 (紙張)
声张 (聲張)
铺张浪费 (鋪張浪費)
开张 (開張)

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  • 1184th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 71 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. làng (lang4)wave • breaker • unrestrained • dissipated

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for làng (lang4)The component is pronounced as 'liáng' (liang2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

新浪 
浪漫 

Uncommon

新浪网 (新浪網)
流浪 
浪费 (浪費)
鼓浪屿 (鼓浪嶼)

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  • 486th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 152 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
bowNo glyph availableshell
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fèi (Fei4)surname Fei
2. fèi (fei4)to cost • to spend • fee • wasteful • expenses

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fèi (fei4)The component is pronounced as '' (fu2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for fèi (fei4)The component is pronounced as 'bèi' (bei4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

免费 (免費)
浪费 (浪費)
消费 (消費)
话费 (話費)

Uncommon

付费 (付費)
公费 (公費)
学费 (學費)
小费 (小費)
手续费 (手續費)
收费 (收費)
收费站 (收費站)
枉费 (枉費)
欠费 (欠費)
消费者 (消費者)
生活费 (生活費)
白费 (白費)
破费 (破費)
经费 (經費)
缴费 (繳費)
耗费 (耗費)
花费 (花費)
费事 (費事)
费力 (費力)
费劲 (費勁)
费城 (費城)
费德勒 (費德勒)
费心 (費心)
费用 (費用)
费解 (費解)
路费 (路費)
车费 (車費)
运费 (運費)
邮费 (郵費)

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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.