1. 准
  2. 许

准

Previous (令)Next (布)
  • 379th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 101 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
准→
冫隹
2Radical
准→
冫ice隹small bird
3Graphical
准→
丶㇀㇒丨一二丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǔn (zhun3)to allow • to grant • in accordance with • in the light of
2. zhǔn (zhun3)horizontal (old) • accurate • standard • definitely • certainly • about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) • quasi- • para-

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 准 zhǔn (zhun3)The component 隹 is pronounced as 'zhuī' (zhui1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 准 zhǔn (zhun3)The component 隹 is pronounced as 'zhuī' (zhui1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

标准 (標準)
准备 (準備)

Uncommon

准许 (准許)
对准 (對準)
批准 
水准 (水準)
准则 (準則)
准时 (準時)
准确 (準確)
瞄准 (瞄準)
精准 (精準)
认准 (認準)

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许

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Previous (克)Next (统)
  • 263rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 57 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
许→
讠午
2Radical
许→
讠speech干dry㇒N/A
3Graphical
许→
㇊丶一一丨㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xǔ (Xu3)surname Xu
2. xǔ (xu3)to allow • to permit • to promise • to praise • somewhat • perhaps

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 许 xǔ (xu3)The component 午 is pronounced as 'wǔ' (wu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

许 also appears in:
浒

Example Words

Common

也许 (也許)
或许 (或許)
许多 (許多)

Uncommon

不许 (不許)
些许 (些許)
允许 (允許)
少许 (少許)
许下 (許下)
许久 (許久)
许愿 (許願)

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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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