• 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.
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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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稿

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  • 1585th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
稿
2Radical
3Graphical
稿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǎo (gao3)manuscript • draft • stalk of grain

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 稿 gǎo (gao3)The component is pronounced as 'gāo' (gao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

投稿 

Uncommon

初稿 
原稿 
手稿 
稿件 
稿子 
稿费 (稿費)
草稿 

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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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