• 3512th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (bi3)to cause • to enable • phonetic bi

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (bi3)The component is pronounced as 'bēi' (bei1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (bi3)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

俾斯麦 (俾斯麥)

Uncommon

俾路支省 

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  • 305th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 333 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Lu4)surname Lu
2. (lu4)road • CL:條|条[tiao2] • journey • route • line (bus etc) • sort • kind

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (lu4)The component is pronounced as 'zu' (zu5). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一路 
公路 
走路 
路上 
路口 
路过 (路過)
路边 (路邊)
道路 
马路 (馬路)

Uncommon

上路 
出路 
十字路口 
半路 
南京路 
卡路里 
去路 
同路 
问路 (問路)
套路 
山路 
带路 (帶路)
后路 (後路)
心路 
思路 
指路 
末路 
歧路 
死路 
沿路 
狭路 (狹路)
短路 
线路 (線路)
行路 
赶路 (趕路)
路人 
路子 
路径 (路徑)
路易 
路易威登 
路况 (路況)
路灯 (路燈)
路由器 
路程 
路线 (路線)
路虎 
路费 (路費)
路面 
迷路 
退路 
铁路 (鐵路)
开路 (開路)
陌路 
电路 (電路)
顺路 (順路)
高速路 

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  • 437th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 99 words
  • Component in 21 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (Zhi1)surname Zhi
2. zhī (zhi1)to support • to sustain • to erect • to raise • branch • division • to draw money • classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

支持 

Uncommon

支付 
支出 
支援 
支撑 (支撐)
支柱 
支配 
透支 

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  • 665th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 103 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shěng (sheng3)to save • to economize • to do without • to omit • to leave out • province • CL:個|个[ge4]
2. xǐng (xing3)introspection • to examine oneself critically • awareness • to visit (an elderly relative)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shěng (sheng3)The component is pronounced as 'shǎo' (shao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for shěng (sheng3)The component is pronounced as 'shào' (shao4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for xǐng (xing3)The component is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

反省 
节省 (節省)

Uncommon

吉林省 
四川省 
安徽省 
山东省 (山東省)
山西省 
广东省 (廣東省)
江苏省 (江蘇省)
江西省 
河北省 
河南省 
浙江省 
湖北省 
湖南省 
甘肃省 (甘肅省)
省事 
省份 
省力 
省去 
省吃俭用 (省吃儉用)
省城 
省委 
省得 
省心 
省会 (省會)
省略 
省略号 (省略號)
省级 (省級)
省长 (省長)
省电 (省電)
福建省 
自省 
贵州省 (貴州省)
辽宁省 (遼寧省)
陕西省 (陝西省)
云南省 (雲南省)
黑龙江省 (黑龍江省)

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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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