• 1218th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ce4)the side • to incline towards • to lean • inclined • lateral • side
2. zhāi (zhai1)lean on one side

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ce4)The component is pronounced as '' (ze2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

侧面 (側面)
右侧 (右側)
左侧 (左側)
辗转反侧 (輾轉反側)

Uncommon

侧目 (側目)
侧卧 (側臥)
侧身 (側身)
侧躺 (側躺)
侧重 (側重)
侧门 (側門)
北侧 (北側)
南侧 (南側)
反侧 (反側)
外侧 (外側)
旁敲侧击 (旁敲側擊)
东侧 (東側)
西侧 (西側)

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  • 1941st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (wo4)to lie • to crouch

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

卧室 (臥室)
卧底 (臥底)
卧虎 (臥虎)

Uncommon

仰卧 (仰臥)
俯卧撑 (俯臥撐)
侧卧 (側臥)
硬卧 (硬臥)
卧倒 (臥倒)
卧床 (臥床)
卧虎藏龙 (臥虎藏龍)
卧铺 (臥鋪)
卧龙 (臥龍)
软卧 (軟臥)

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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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