• 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.
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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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  • 842nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 97 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wèi (wei4)taste • smell

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wèi (wei4)The component is pronounced as 'wèi' (wei4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

味道 
美味 

Uncommon

一味 
乏味 
入味 
口味 
味儿 (味兒)
味精 
品味 
回味 
意味 
气味 (氣味)
滋味 
无味 (無味)
臭味相投 
调味 (調味)
趣味 
韵味 (韻味)
风味 (風味)
香味 

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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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