• 666th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 76 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chū (chu1)at first • (at the) beginning • first • junior • basic

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

初一 
初级 (初級)
当初 (當初)

Uncommon

初三 
初中 
初二 
初出茅庐 (初出茅廬)
初恋 (初戀)
初步 
初衷 
年初 
最初 

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  • 28th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.39% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 487 words
  • Component in 22 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chū (chu1)to go out • to come out • to occur • to produce • to go beyond • to rise • to put forth • to happen • classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chū (chu1)The component is pronounced as 'chū' (chu1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

付出 
伸出 
出来 (出來)
出去 
出现 (出現)
出发 (出發)
出门 (出門)

Uncommon

作出 
做出 
出世 
出乎 
出乎意料 
出事 
出人意料 
出入 
出动 (出動)
出口 
出名 
出品 
出售 
出国 (出國)
出场 (出場)
出奇 
出嫁 
出家 
出局 
出差 
出师 (出師)
出席 
出息 
出手 
出击 (出擊)
出于 (出於)
出汗 
出没 (出沒)
出海 
出炉 (出爐)
出版 
出版社 
出生 
出众 (出眾)
出租 
出租车 (出租車)
出声 (出聲)
出自 
出台 (出臺)
出色 
出处 (出處)
出血 
出行 
出卖 (出賣)
出路 
出身 
出轨 (出軌)
出游 (出遊)
出道 
出错 (出錯)
出院 
出面 
出头 (出頭)
初出茅庐 (初出茅廬)
取出 
外出 
展出 
弹出 (彈出)
得出 
复出 (復出)
想出 
找出 
抽出 
拍出 
拿出 
指出 
掏出 
排出 
推出 
提出 
播出 
挤出 (擠出)
摆出 (擺出)
支出 
放出 
日出 
派出所 
流出 
演出 
生出 
发出 (發出)
看出 
突出 
脱口而出 (脫口而出)
冲出 (衝出)
认出 (認出)
说出 (說出)
豁出去 
卖出 (賣出)
走出 
超出 
跳出 
退出 
选出 (選出)
迈出 (邁出)
长出 (長出)
离家出走 (離家出走)
露出 

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  • 2334th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. máo (Mao2)surname Mao
2. máo (mao2)reeds • rushes

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for máo (mao2)The component is pronounced as 'máo' (mao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for máo (mao2)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

初出茅庐 (初出茅廬)
茅台 (茅臺)

Uncommon

三顾茅庐 (三顧茅廬)
名列前茅 
思茅 
茅塞顿开 (茅塞頓開)
茅屋 
茅房 
茅台酒 (茅臺酒)
香茅 

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  • 2921st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (lu2)hut

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (lu2)The component is pronounced as '' (lu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (lu2)The component is pronounced as '' (hu1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

初出茅庐 (初出茅廬)
庐山 (廬山)

Uncommon

三顾茅庐 (三顧茅廬)
庐江 (廬江)
桐庐 (桐廬)
茅庐 (茅廬)

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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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