• 108th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.18% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 64 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
No glyph availableone
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu2)(same as 歟|欤, final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢)
2. (yu3)and • to give • together with
3. (yu4)take part in

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

参与 (參與)

Uncommon

罪与罚 (罪與罰)
与其 (與其)
与否 (與否)
与众不同 (與眾不同)

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  • 34th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.35% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 742 words
  • Component in 25 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shēng (sheng1)to be born • to give birth • life • to grow • raw, uncooked

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shēng (sheng1)The component is pronounced as 'shēng' (sheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

人生 
先生 
女生 
学生 (學生)
生命 
生日 
生活 
发生 (發生)

Uncommon

一生 
一生一世 
三生有幸 
今生 
来生 (來生)
再生 
出生 
大学生 (大學生)
天生 
学生会 (學生會)
学生证 (學生證)
小学生 (小學生)
新生 
民生 
活生生 
生动 (生動)
生化 
生子 
生存 
生怕 
生意 
生态 (生態)
生成 
生机 (生機)
生死 
生气 (生氣)
生涯 
生物 
生物钟 (生物鐘)
生理 
生产 (生產)
生病 
生肖 
生育 
生菜 
生姜 (生薑)
生长 (生長)
产生 (產生)
男生 
留学生 (留學生)
畜生 
毕业生 (畢業生)
众生 (眾生)
研究生 
终生 (終生)
维生素 (維生素)
考生 
花生 
卫生 (衛生)
卫生巾 (衛生巾)
卫生间 (衛生間)
亲生 (親生)
计生 (計生)
诞生 (誕生)
逃生 
医生 (醫生)
重生 
野生 
陌生 
陌生人 
养生 (養生)
高中生 

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  • 1906th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ju4)entirely • without exception

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ju4)The component is pronounced as '' (ju4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ju4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

俱乐部 (俱樂部)

Uncommon

一应俱全 (一應俱全)
俱全 
玉石俱焚 
与时俱进 (與時俱進)
与生俱来 (與生俱來)
身心俱疲 

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  • 15th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.56% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 308 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lái (lai2)to come • to arrive • to come round • ever since • next

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

下来 (下來)
来自 (來自)
来说 (來說)
出来 (出來)
原来 (原來)
回来 (回來)
带来 (帶來)
从来 (從來)
拿来 (拿來)
未来 (未來)
本来 (本來)
看来 (看來)
起来 (起來)
越来越 (越來越)
过来 (過來)
醒来 (醒來)

Uncommon

上来 (上來)
以来 (以來)
来到 (來到)
来回 (來回)
来年 (來年)
来源 (來源)
来生 (來生)
来临 (來臨)
来电 (來電)
传来 (傳來)
到来 (到來)
到头来 (到頭來)
前来 (前來)
向来 (向來)
如来 (如來)
将来 (將來)
后来 (後來)
想来 (想來)
打来 (打來)
接下来 (接下來)
用来 (用來)
翻来覆去 (翻來覆去)
进来 (進來)

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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.