• 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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  • 51st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 333 words
  • Component in 77 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yòng (yong4)to use • to employ • to have to • to eat or drink • expense or outlay • usefulness • hence • therefore

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yòng (yong4)The component is pronounced as 'yòng' (yong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

作用 
使用 
利用 
应用 (應用)
没用 (沒用)
用来 (用來)
用心 
用户 (用戶)

Uncommon

不用 
享用 
占用 (佔用)
使用权 (使用權)
使用者 
信用 
信用卡 
借用 
备用 (備用)
副作用 
动用 (動用)
受用 
启用 (啟用)
善用 
套用 
好用 
家用 
实用 (實用)
专用 (專用)
常用 
引用 
抵用券 
采用 (採用)
改用 
有用 
服用 
滥用 (濫用)
无用 (無用)
用人 
用光 
用力 
用功 
用品 
用场 (用場)
用完 
用法 
用尽 (用盡)
用处 (用處)
用途 
用餐 
管用 
耐用 
试用 (試用)
费用 (費用)
通用 
运用 (運用)
适用 (適用)
选用 (選用)
食用 
饮用 (飲用)

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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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