1. 什
  2. 么
  3. 样

什

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  • 156th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 77 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
什→
亻十
2Radical
什→
亻human十ten
3Graphical
什→
㇒丨一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (shi2)ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) • assorted • miscellaneous
2. shén (shen2)what

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 什 shí (shi2)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 什 shén (shen2)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 什 shén (shen2)The component 亻 is pronounced as 'rén' (ren2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

什么 (什麼)
为什么 (為什麼)

Uncommon

干什么 (幹甚麼)
没什么 (沒什麼)
什么样 (甚麼樣)

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么

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  • 63rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.25% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
么→
丿厶
2Radical
么→
丿bend厶private
3Graphical
么→
丿㇛丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. má (ma2)exclamatory final particle
2. ma (ma5)interrogative final particle
3. me (me5)suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus etc
4. mó (mo2)tiny • insignificant

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

么 also appears in:
麽仫

Example Words

Common

什么 (什麼)
怎么 (怎麼)
这么 (這麼)
那么 (那麼)

Uncommon

多么 (多麼)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
为什么 (為什麼)

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样

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  • 88th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 100 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
样→
木羊
2Radical
样→
木tree羊sheep
3Graphical
样→
一丨八一二丨丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yàng (yang4)manner • pattern • way • appearance • shape • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 样 yàng (yang4)The component 羊 is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

一样 (一樣)
怎样 (怎樣)
这样 (這樣)

Uncommon

同样 (同樣)
小样 (小樣)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
榜样 (榜樣)
模样 (模樣)
样子 (樣子)
样样 (樣樣)
照样 (照樣)
什么样 (甚麼樣)
那样 (那樣)

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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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