• 760th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 128 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Yi1)surname Yi • abbr. for Iraq or Iran
2. (yi1)he • she

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi1)The component is pronounced as 'yǐn' (yin3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

伊始 
伊朗 

Uncommon

伊戈尔 (伊戈爾)
伊拉克 
伊斯坦布尔 (伊斯坦布爾)
伊斯兰 (伊斯蘭)
伊斯兰教 (伊斯蘭教)
伊春 
伊犁 
伊甸园 (伊甸園)
伊丽莎白 (伊麗莎白)
休伊特 
卡哇伊 
弗洛伊德 
木乃伊 
特洛伊 

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  • 832nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 89 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
oneNo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Li2)Korea
2. (li4)beautiful

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

美丽 (美麗)
华丽 (華麗)

Uncommon

亮丽 (亮麗)
伊丽莎白 (伊麗莎白)
佳丽 (佳麗)
壮丽 (壯麗)
大丽花 (大麗花)
奥黛丽 (奧黛麗)
爱丽丝 (愛麗絲)
瑞丽 (瑞麗)
玛丽 (瑪麗)
秀丽 (秀麗)
绚丽 (絢麗)
艳丽 (艷麗)
蒙娜丽莎 (蒙娜麗莎)
邓丽君 (鄧麗君)
靓丽 (靚麗)
风和日丽 (風和日麗)
丽水 (麗水)
丽江 (麗江)

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  • 2121st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 25 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)katydid (family Tettigoniidae) • phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
2. suō (suo1)see 莎草[suo1 cao3] • see 摩莎[mo2 suo1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shā' (sha1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

伊丽莎白 (伊麗莎白)
莎士比亚 (莎士比亞)
蒙娜丽莎 (蒙娜麗莎)

Uncommon

玛莎拉蒂 (瑪莎拉蒂)
莎拉 
莎拉波娃 
莎翁 

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  • 286th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 446 words
  • Component in 120 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bái (Bai2)surname Bai
2. bái (bai2)white • snowy • pure • bright • empty • blank • plain • clear • to make clear • in vain • gratuitous • free of charge • reactionary • anti-communist • funeral • to stare coldly • to write wrong character • to state • to explain • vernacular • spoken lines in opera

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bái (bai2)The component is pronounced as 'bái' (bai2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

明白 
白天 
白羊座 
白色 
表白 

Uncommon

伊丽莎白 (伊麗莎白)
告白 
坦白 
大白天 
大白菜 
太白 
对白 (對白)
旁白 
李白 
清白 
洁白 (潔白)
独白 (獨白)
发白 (發白)
白人 
白吃 
白嫩 
白宫 (白宮)
白搭 
白日 
白日梦 (白日夢)
白昼 (白晝)
白果 
白求恩 
白净 (白淨)
白痴 
白白 
白皙 
白眼 
白粉 
白糖 
白花花 
白茫茫 
白菜 
白血病 
白话 (白話)
白费 (白費)
白酒 
白醋 
白金 
白银 (白銀)
白开水 (白開水)
白雪 
白雪皑皑 (白雪皚皚)
白云 (白雲)
白云区 (白雲區)
白领 (白領)
白头 (白頭)
白头偕老 (白頭偕老)
白头到老 (白頭到老)
白饭 (白飯)
白马王子 (白馬王子)
白发 (白髮)
白鲸 (白鯨)
直白 
空白 
纯白 (純白)
美白 
苍白 (蒼白)
苍白无力 (蒼白無力)
蛋白 
蛋白质 (蛋白質)
长白山 (長白山)
雪白 
黑白 

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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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