• 998th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 116 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǐng (ding3)apex • crown of the head • top • roof • to carry on the head • to push to the top • to go against • most • to replace • to substitute • classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc • to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile (internet slang)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dǐng (ding3)The component is pronounced as 'dīng' (ding1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

屋顶 (屋頂)
山顶 (山頂)
顶住 (頂住)
顶多 (頂多)
顶级 (頂級)

Uncommon

封顶 (封頂)
平顶山 (平頂山)
房顶 (房頂)
楼顶 (樓頂)
机顶盒 (機頂盒)
秃顶 (禿頂)
车顶 (車頂)
透顶 (透頂)
醍醐灌顶 (醍醐灌頂)
顶上 (頂上)
顶呱呱 (頂呱呱)
顶嘴 (頂嘴)
顶天立地 (頂天立地)
顶尖 (頂尖)
顶层 (頂層)
顶峰 (頂峰)
顶撞 (頂撞)
顶替 (頂替)
顶楼 (頂樓)
顶灯 (頂燈)
顶班 (頂班)
顶用 (頂用)
顶端 (頂端)
顶部 (頂部)
顶风 (頂風)
顶点 (頂點)
头顶 (頭頂)

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  • 1414th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 72 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liáng (Liang2)name of Kingdoms and Dynasties at different periods • surname Liang
2. liáng (liang2)beam of roof • bridge

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

梁山 
梁静茹 (梁靜茹)
桥梁 (橋梁)
脊梁 
鼻梁 

Uncommon

吕梁 (呂梁)
大梁 
后梁 (後梁)
梁启超 (梁啟超)
梁平 
梁漱溟 
栋梁 (棟梁)
横梁 (橫梁)
脊梁骨 
铜梁 (銅梁)
顶梁柱 (頂梁柱)
余音绕梁 (餘音繞梁)
高梁 

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  • 1689th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhù (zhu4)pillar • CL:根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhù (zhu4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhù (zhu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

支柱 
柱子 

Uncommon

冰柱 
圆柱形 (圓柱形)
水柱 
灯柱 (燈柱)
石柱 
脊柱 
门柱 (門柱)
顶梁柱 (頂梁柱)

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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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