1. 事
  2. 倍
  3. 功
  4. 半

事

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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倍

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Previous (鸡)Next (糊)
  • 1390th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 38 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
倍→
亻咅
2Radical
倍→
亻human立stand erect口mouth
3Graphical
倍→
㇒丨一丶丷一口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bèi (bei4)(two, three etc) -fold • times (multiplier) • double • to increase or multiply

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

倍 also appears in:
蓓

Example Words

Common

加倍 

Uncommon

事倍功半 
事半功倍 
倍儿 (倍兒)
倍增 
倍感 

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功

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Previous (八)Next (吗)
  • 452nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 124 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
功→
工力
2Radical
功→
工work力power/force
3Graphical
功→
一丨一㇆丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gōng (gong1)meritorious deed or service • achievement • result • service • accomplishment • work (physics)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 功 gōng (gong1)The component 工 is pronounced as 'gōng' (gong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

功能 
成功 

Uncommon

功力 
功勋 (功勛)
功劳 (功勞)
功夫 
功效 
功课 (功課)
多功能 
战功 (戰功)
神功 

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半

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Previous (房)Next (节)
  • 513th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 205 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
半→
No glyph available丷
2Radical
半→
二two丨line丷eight/divide
3Graphical
半→
二丨丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bàn (ban4)half • semi- • incomplete • (after a number) and a half

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 半 bàn (ban4)The component 丷 is pronounced as 'bā' (ba1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

半 also appears in:
判伴叛胖畔衅绊拌袢泮眫跘絆

Example Words

Common

一半 
半夜 

Uncommon

三更半夜 
上半年 
下半年 
下半身 
事半功倍 
半价 (半價)
半场 (半場)
半天 
半岛 (半島)
半成品 
半条命 (半條命)
半死 
半决赛 (半決賽)
半生 
半空 
半路 
半辈子 (半輩子)
半途而废 (半途而廢)
半点 (半點)
多半 
夜半 
大半 
深更半夜 
过半 (過半)

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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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