1. 不
  2. 得
  3. 了

不

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  • 4th most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.16% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 752 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
不→
丆卜
2Radical
不→
一one丿bend卜divination
3Graphical
不→
一丿丨丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bù (bu4)(negative prefix) • not • no

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 不 bù (bu4)The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bo' (bo5). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 不 bù (bu4)The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bǔ' (bu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

不 also appears in:
还否环怀坏杯歪甭丕钚孬罘肧

Example Words

High Frequency

不 

Medium Frequency

不久 
不但 
不仅 (不僅)
不到 
不同 
不堪 
不如 
不妨 
不安 
不少 
不已 
不幸 
不得不 
不得了 
不愧 
不舍 (不捨)
不断 (不斷)
不时 (不時)
不止 
不渝 
不满 (不滿)
不为人知 (不為人知)
不然 
不爽 
不理 
不用 
不知不觉 (不知不覺)
不知所措 
不禁 
不管 
不至于 (不至於)
不良 
不见 (不見)
不许 (不許)
不论 (不論)
不足 
不过 (不過)
不错 (不錯)
并不 (並不)
了不起 
只不过 (只不過)
合不拢嘴 (合不攏嘴)
吕不韦 (呂不韋)
好不容易 
对不起 (對不起)
差不多 
怪不得 
意想不到 
与众不同 (與眾不同)
说不定 (說不定)
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得

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Previous (那)Next (于)
  • 39th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.33% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 157 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
得→
彳㝵
2Radical
得→
彳step日sun/day一one寸thumb
3Graphical
得→
㇒丨口一一𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dé (de2)to obtain • to get • to gain • to catch (a disease) • proper • suitable • proud • contented • to allow • to permit • ready • finished
2. de (de5)structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
3. děi (dei3)to have to • must • ought to • to need to

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 得 dé (de2)The component 㝵 is pronounced as 'dé' (de2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 得 de (de5)The component 㝵 is pronounced as 'dé' (de2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 得 děi (dei3)The component 㝵 is pronounced as 'dé' (de2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

得 
得到 
获得 (獲得)
觉得 (覺得)

Medium Frequency

不得不 
不得了 
值得 
取得 
得意 
得瑟 
得知 
心得 
懂得 
舍得 (捨得)
晓得 (曉得)
记得 (記得)
变得 (變得)
赢得 (贏得)
难得 (難得)
显得 (顯得)
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了

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Previous (不)Next (在)
  • 5th most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.10% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
了→
㇇亅
2Radical
了→
㇇N/A亅hook
3Graphical
了→
㇇亅

Pinyin & Meaning

1. le (le5)(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) • (completed action marker)
2. liǎo (liao3)to finish • to achieve • to understand
3. liǎo (liao3)(of eyes) bright • clear-sighted • to understand clearly

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

了 also appears in:
子疗辽亨钌孓

Example Words

High Frequency

了 

Medium Frequency

为了 (為了)
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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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