• 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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  • 298th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 153 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (si1)to think • to consider

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

好意思 
思念 
思想 
思考 
意思 

Uncommon

不可思议 (不可思議)
反思 
心思 
思索 
思维 (思維)
思绪 (思緒)
思议 (思議)
思路 
思量 
有意思 
沉思 
没意思 (沒意思)
深思 
胡思乱想 (胡思亂想)
雅思 
马克思 (馬克思)

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  • 36th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.34% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 221 words
  • Component in 41 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ér (er2)and • as well as • and so • but (not) • yet (not) • (indicates causal relation) • (indicates change of state) • (indicates contrast)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ér (er2)The component is pronounced as 'ér' (er2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

反而 
然而 
而且 
而已 

Uncommon

不劳而获 (不勞而獲)
不期而遇 
不约而同 (不約而同)
不言而喻 
久而久之 
半途而废 (半途而廢)
可想而知 
因人而异 (因人而異)
因而 
失而复得 (失而復得)
从而 (從而)
时而 (時而)
死而后已 (死而後已)
满载而归 (滿載而歸)
继而 (繼而)
而今 
脱口而出 (脫口而出)
脱颖而出 (脫穎而出)
自然而然 
视而不见 (視而不見)
轻而易举 (輕而易舉)
周而复始 (週而復始)
进而 (進而)
适可而止 (適可而止)
随遇而安 (隨遇而安)

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  • 48th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.29% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 321 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hòu (Hou4)surname Hou
2. hòu (hou4)empress • queen
3. hòu (hou4)back • behind • rear • afterwards • after • later

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hòu (hou4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

之后 (之後)
今后 (今後)
以后 (以後)
后来 (後來)
后悔 (後悔)
后面 (後面)
最后 (最後)
然后 (然後)

Uncommon

事后 (事後)
先后 (先後)
前后 (前後)
午后 (午後)
天后 
幕后 (幕後)
往后 (往後)
后世 (後世)
后人 (後人)
后代 (後代)
后台 (後台)
后天 (後天)
后宫 (後宮)
后年 (後年)
后期 (後期)
后果 (後果)
后续 (後續)
后者 (後者)
后卫 (後衛)
后退 (後退)
后遗症 (後遺症)
后边 (後邊)
后门 (後門)
日后 (日後)
此后 (此後)
死而后已 (死而後已)
皇后 
稍后 (稍後)
背后 (背後)
落后 (落後)
观后感 (觀後感)
身后 (身後)
过后 (過後)
酒后 (酒後)
随后 (隨後)

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  • 53rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.27% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 555 words
  • Component in 26 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. háng (hang2)a row • series • age order (of brothers) • profession • professional • relating to company
2. xíng (xing2)to walk • to go • to travel • a visit • temporary • makeshift • current • in circulation • to do • to perform • capable • competent • effective • all right • OK! • will do
3. xìng (xing4)behavior • conduct

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for háng (hang2)The component is pronounced as 'háng' (hang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for xíng (xing2)The component is pronounced as 'xíng' (xing2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for xíng (xing2)The component is pronounced as 'xìng' (xing4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for xìng (xing4)The component is pronounced as 'xíng' (xing2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for xìng (xing4)The component is pronounced as 'xìng' (xing4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

出行 
同行 
建行 
排行 
排行榜 
旅行 
横行 (橫行)
流行 
自行车 (自行車)
举行 (舉行)
行动 (行動)
行李 
行业 (行業)
行为 (行為)
行走 
进行 (進行)
银行 (銀行)

Uncommon

一行 
上行 
下行 
中行 
人行道 
例行 
修行 
先行 
分行 
可行 
执行 (執行)
夜行 
天马行空 (天馬行空)
央行 
实行 (實行)
履行 
工行 
平行 
平行线 (平行線)
强行 (強行)
德行 
成行 
推行 
支行 
改行 
放行 
旅行社 
步行 
步行者 
步行街 
滑行 
潜行 (潛行)
爬行 
特立独行 (特立獨行)
独行 (獨行)
现行 (現行)
发行 (發行)
盛行 
穿行 
绕行 (繞行)
自行 
航行 
行事 
行人 
行使 
行列 
行善 
行囊 
行好 
行家 
行尸走肉 (行屍走肉)
行情 
行政 
行星 
行李箱 
行程 
行者 
行装 (行裝)
行货 (行貨)
行贿 (行賄)
行路 
行踪 (行蹤)
行车 (行車)
行进 (行進)
行长 (行長)
行头 (行頭)
行驶 (行駛)
言行 
车行 (車行)
转行 (轉行)
送行 
逆行 
通行 
通行证 (通行證)
进行曲 (進行曲)
游行 (遊行)
运行 (運行)
远行 (遠行)
银行卡 (銀行卡)
银行家 (銀行家)
银行业 (銀行業)
闵行区 (閔行區)
随行 (隨行)
风行 (風行)
飞行 (飛行)
飞行员 (飛行員)

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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.