• 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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  • 1175th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 77 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cǎi (cai3)(bright) color • variety • applause • applaud • lottery prize

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cǎi (cai3)The component is pronounced as 'cǎi' (cai3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for cǎi (cai3)The component is pronounced as 'cài' (cai4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

彩色 
精彩 

Uncommon

五彩 
彩排 
彩票 
彩虹 
彩蛋 
色彩 
丰富多彩 (豐富多彩)

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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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