• 125th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 443 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sān (San1)surname San
2. sān (san1)three • 3

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

三亚 (三亞)
三十 
三峡 (三峽)
三星 
三角 
初三 
十三 
周三 (週三)

Uncommon

三亚市 (三亞市)
三八 
三分之一 
三十六计 (三十六計)
三十而立 
三合一 
三国志 (三國志)
三姑六婆 
三字经 (三字經)
三岔口 
三心二意 
三思而后行 (三思而後行)
三文鱼 (三文魚)
三明 
三明治 
三更半夜 
三月 
三月份 
三民主义 (三民主義)
三生有幸 
三维 (三維)
三色 
三菱 
三叶草 (三葉草)
三角形 
三角洲 
三言两语 (三言兩語)
三军 (三軍)
三轮车 (三輪車)
三连胜 (三連勝)
三里屯 
三门峡 (三門峽)
三头肌 (三頭肌)
三顾茅庐 (三顧茅廬)
三鲜 (三鮮)
不三不四 
丢三落四 (丟三落四)
再三 
十三点 (十三點)
大三 
小三 
年三十 
张三 (張三)
挑三拣四 (挑三揀四)
接二连三 (接二連三)
星期三 
火冒三丈 
第三十 
第三者 
隔三差五 

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  • 530th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 94 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (qi1)seven • 7

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (qi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

乱七八糟 (亂七八糟)
十七 

Uncommon

七七 
七七八八 
七上八下 
七十 
七嘴八舌 
七夕 
七彩 
七律 
七星 
七月 
七月份 
七窍 (七竅)
七窍生烟 (七竅生煙)
七龙珠 (七龍珠)
三七二十一 
杂七杂八 (雜七雜八)

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  • 157th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 301 words
  • Component in 655 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. èr (er4)two • 2 • stupid (Beijing dialect)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for èr (er4)The component is pronounced as 'èr' (er4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:
寿驿椿鲿黿

Example Words

Common

二十 
十二 
第二 

Uncommon

一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
二十多 
二哥 
二奶 
二战 (二戰)
二手 
二手房 
二手烟 (二手煙)
二月 
二月份 
二氧化碳 
二百五 
二胡 
二话不说 (二話不說)
二郎神 
二郎腿 
二重奏 
二锅头 (二鍋頭)
初二 
十二月 
大二 
接二连三 (接二連三)
星期二 
独一无二 (獨一無二)
略知一二 
老二 
周二 (週二)

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  • 112th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.18% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 178 words
  • Component in 560 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (shi2)ten • 10

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shí (shi2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shí (shi2)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for shí (shi2)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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使簿謿騿

Example Words

Common

三十 
二十 
十二 
十分 
十几 (十幾)

Uncommon

七十 
九十 
二十多 
五十 
八十 
六十 
十一 
十七 
十三 
十九 
十二月 
十五 
十全十美 
十八 
十六 
十四 
十字 
十字架 
十字绣 (十字繡)
十月 
十万 (十萬)
十足 
四十 
年三十 

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  • 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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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.