• 279th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 215 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (wu3)five • 5

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

五彩 
十五 
星期五 
第五 
周五 (週五)

Uncommon

二百五 
五一 
五十 
五味 
五四 
五子棋 
五官 
五度 
五彩缤纷 (五彩繽紛)
五指山 
五星 
五星级 (五星級)
五月 
五湖四海 
五粮液 (五糧液)
五脏 (五臟)
五脏六腑 (五臟六腑)
五花八门 (五花八門)
五花肉 
五音不全 
五颜六色 (五顏六色)
五体投地 (五體投地)
礼拜五 (禮拜五)
隔三差五 

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  • 2nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.58% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 886 words
  • Component in 68 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yi1)one • 1 • single • a (article) • as soon as • entire • whole • all • throughout • "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

一下 
一些 
一切 
一定 
一样 (一樣)
一直 
一起 
一点 (一點)
在一起 
第一 

Uncommon

一一 
一下子 
一共 
一再 
一半 
一口气 (一口氣)
一同 
一向 
一味 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)
一大早 
一如既往 
一帆风顺 (一帆風順)
一度 
一心 
一手 
一旁 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一次性 
一流 
一无所有 (一無所有)
一片 
一生 
一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
一致 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一言九鼎 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一阵子 (一陣子)
一体 (一體)
一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
一点儿 (一點兒)
一点点 (一點點)
一齐 (一齊)
之一 
初一 
十一 
唯一 
专一 (專一)
星期一 
清一色 
独一无二 (獨一無二)
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
统一 (統一)
万一 (萬一)
周一 (週一)
进一步 (進一步)

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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.