• 2nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.58% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 886 words
  • Component in 68 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yi1)one • 1 • single • a (article) • as soon as • entire • whole • all • throughout • "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

一下 
一些 
一切 
一定 
一样 (一樣)
一直 
一起 
一点 (一點)
在一起 
第一 

Uncommon

一一 
一下子 
一共 
一再 
一半 
一口气 (一口氣)
一同 
一向 
一味 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)
一大早 
一如既往 
一帆风顺 (一帆風順)
一度 
一心 
一手 
一旁 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一次性 
一流 
一无所有 (一無所有)
一片 
一生 
一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
一致 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一言九鼎 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一阵子 (一陣子)
一体 (一體)
一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
一点儿 (一點兒)
一点点 (一點點)
一齐 (一齊)
之一 
初一 
十一 
唯一 
专一 (專一)
星期一 
清一色 
独一无二 (獨一無二)
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
统一 (統一)
万一 (萬一)
周一 (週一)
进一步 (進一步)

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  • 2744th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tán (Tan2)surname Tan
2. tán (tan2)deep pool • pond • pit (topolect) • depression

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

湘潭 
龙潭 (龍潭)

Uncommon

一潭死水 
平潭 
平潭县 (平潭縣)
日月潭 
水潭 
泥潭 
深潭 
潭柘寺 
潭水 
鹰潭 (鷹潭)

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  • 317th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 239 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (si3)to die • impassable • uncrossable • inflexible • rigid • extremely

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (si3)The component is pronounced as '' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

冻死 (凍死)
害死 
打死 
死亡 
死人 
死刑 
死去 
死因 
气死 (氣死)
生死 
饿死 (餓死)

Uncommon

作死 
半死 
去死 
垂死 
堵死 
弄死 
找死 
拼死 
掐死 
摔死 
撞死 
早死 
晕死 (暈死)
会死 (會死)
死去活来 (死去活來)
死命 
死囚 
死后 (死後)
死心 
死心塌地 
死板 
死机 (死機)
死死 
死皮赖脸 (死皮賴臉)
死神 
死者 
死而后已 (死而後已)
死角 
死路 
死鬼 
死党 (死黨)
杀死 (殺死)
淹死 
炸死 
猝死 
生老病死 
疼死 
病死 
砸死 
临死 (臨死)
致死 
要死 
誓死 
起死回生 
逼死 
醉生梦死 (醉生夢死)

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  • 202nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 750 words
  • Component in 516 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shuǐ (Shui3)surname Shui
2. shuǐ (shui3)water • river • liquid • beverage • additional charges or income • (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shuǐ (shui3)The component is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:
尿沿湿鸿簿涿髿绿絿祿

Example Words

Common

口水 
水分 
水平 
水晶 
水果 
水浒 (水滸)
水浒传 (水滸傳)
水瓶座 
水饺 (水餃)
汗水 
泪水 (淚水)
清水 
热水 (熱水)
开水 (開水)
香水 

Uncommon

一头雾水 (一頭霧水)
下水 
下水道 
冰水 
冷水 
出水 
分水岭 (分水嶺)
墨水 
大力水手 
大水 
天水 
奶水 
山水 
山穷水尽 (山窮水盡)
心如止水 
拖泥带水 (拖泥帶水)
排水 
放水 
柠檬水 (檸檬水)
水上 
水下 
水仙 
水仙花 
水利 
水印 
水土 
水土不服 
水城 
水域 
水墨 
水壶 (水壺)
水库 (水庫)
水彩 
水手 
水族馆 (水族館)
水星 
水晶球 
水桶 
水母 
水池 
水汽 
水泡 
水泥 
水泄不通 (水洩不通)
水流 
水深 
水源 
水准 (水準)
水沟 (水溝)
水温 (水溫)
水滴 
水珠 
水产 (水產)
水痘 
水疗 (水療)
水管 
水系 
水肿 (水腫)
水花 
水草 
水蜜桃 
水货 (水貨)
水质 (水質)
水路 
水军 (水軍)
水边 (水邊)
水里 
水量 
水电 (水電)
水灵 (水靈)
水灵灵 (水靈靈)
水面 
水龙头 (水龍頭)
江水 
污水 
汽水 
河水 
沸水 
泉水 
泡水 
注水 
洗发水 (洗髮水)
洪水 
流水 
流水账 (流水賬)
海水 
凉水 (涼水)
淡水 
淡水湖 
净水器 (淨水器)
浅水 (淺水)
溺水 
滴水 
滚水 (滾水)
漏水 
潜水 (潛水)
潜水艇 (潛水艇)
潮水 
浇水 (澆水)
灌水 
热水器 (熱水器)
热水澡 (熱水澡)
热水袋 (熱水袋)
烧水 (燒水)
白水 
白开水 (白開水)
眼药水 (眼藥水)
矿泉水 (礦泉水)
秀水 
秋水 
糖水 
细水长流 (細水長流)
绿水 (綠水)
缩水 (縮水)
羊水 
背水一战 (背水一戰)
脱水 (脫水)
胶水 (膠水)
自来水 (自來水)
苦水 
万水千山 (萬水千山)
落水 
落花流水 
薪水 
药水 (藥水)
血水 
行云流水 (行雲流水)
衡水 
覆水难收 (覆水難收)
跳水 
车水马龙 (車水馬龍)
进水 (進水)
酒水 
防水 
降水 
陈水扁 (陳水扁)
雨水 
露水 
顺水 (順水)
风水 (風水)
风水轮流转 (風水輪流轉)
饮水 (飲水)
饮水机 (飲水機)
饮用水 (飲用水)
卤水 (鹵水)
盐水 (鹽水)
丽水 (麗水)
鼻水 

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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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