1. 两
  2. 码
  3. 事

两

Previous (将)Next (高)
  • 133rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 128 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
两→
一No glyph available
2Radical
两→
一one从N/A冂upside down box
3Graphical
两→
一从冂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liǎng (liang3)two • both • some • a few • tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

两 also appears in:
辆俩魉

Example Words

Common

一举两得 (一舉兩得)
三三两两 (三三兩兩)
三天两头 (三天兩頭)
三言两语 (三言兩語)
两口子 (兩口子)
两败俱伤 (兩敗俱傷)
两样 (兩樣)
两肋插刀 (兩肋插刀)
进退两难 (進退兩難)
银两 (銀兩)

Uncommon

人财两空 (人財兩空)
两下 (兩下)
两下子 (兩下子)
两全 (兩全)
两全其美 (兩全其美)
两栖 (兩棲)
两码事 (兩碼事)
两难 (兩難)
公两 (公兩)
势不两立 (勢不兩立)
半斤八两 (半斤八兩)
小两口儿 (小兩口兒)
斤两 (斤兩)
誓不两立 (誓不兩立)

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码

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Previous (舍)Next (赫)
  • 1343rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 112 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
码→
石马
2Radical
码→
石stone马horse
3Graphical
码→
一丿口㇕㇉一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mǎ (ma3)weight • number • code • to pile • to stack • classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 码 mǎ (ma3)The component 马 is pronounced as 'mǎ' (ma3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

密码 (密碼)
数码 (數碼)
码头 (碼頭)
筹码 (籌碼)
号码 (號碼)
起码 (起碼)

Uncommon

乱码 (亂碼)
代码 (代碼)
尺码 (尺碼)
条码 (條碼)
源代码 (源代碼)
码字 (碼字)
编码 (編碼)
解码 (解碼)

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事

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Previous (种)Next (成)
  • 58th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 469 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
事→
No glyph available亅
2Radical
事→
十ten口mouth丨line⺺brush亅hook
3Graphical
事→
一丨口丨匚一丨亅

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)matter • thing • item • work • affair • CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 事 shì (shi4)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 事 shì (shi4)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

事实 (事實)
事情 
事业 (事業)
同事 
故事 
万事如意 (萬事如意)

Uncommon

世事 
事事 
事件 
事先 
事儿 (事兒)
事务 (事務)
事后 (事後)
事故 
事业有成 (事業有成)
事物 
事变 (事變)
事项 (事項)
人事 
做事 
共事 
凡事 
出事 
刑事 
启事 (啟事)
喜事 
回事 
执事 (執事)
坏事 (壞事)
好事 
实事 (實事)
小事 
屁事 
往事 
从事 (從事)
心事 
怎么回事 (怎麼回事)
懂事 
找事 
本事 
乐事 (樂事)
正事 
没事 (沒事)
没事儿 (沒事兒)
无所事事 (無所事事)
烦心事 (煩心事)
琐事 (瑣事)
当事人 (當事人)
百事可乐 (百事可樂)
糗事 
若无其事 (若無其事)
万事 (萬事)
万事大吉 (萬事大吉)
董事 
董事长 (董事長)
处事 (處事)
行事 
记事 (記事)
诸事 (諸事)
赛事 (賽事)
趣事 
军事 (軍事)
办事 (辦事)
闲事 (閑事)

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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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