1. 侠

侠

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  • 1214th most frequent character
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  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
侠→
亻夹
2Radical
侠→
亻human人human二two丷eight/divide
3Graphical
侠→
㇒丨人二丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiá (xia2)knight-errant • brave and chivalrous • hero • heroic

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 侠 xiá (xia2)The component 夹 is pronounced as 'jiā' (jia1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 侠 xiá (xia2)The component 夹 is pronounced as 'jiá' (jia2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 侠 xiá (xia2)The component 丷 is pronounced as 'xx5' (xx5). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

侠客 (俠客)
大侠 (大俠)
武侠 (武俠)
神雕侠侣 (神雕俠侶)

Uncommon

侠士 (俠士)
侠义 (俠義)
蜘蛛侠 (蜘蛛俠)
蝙蝠侠 (蝙蝠俠)

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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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