• 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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  • 415th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 155 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji2)level • grade • rank • step • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji2)The component is pronounced as '' (ji2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

初级 (初級)
升级 (升級)
等级 (等級)
超级 (超級)

Uncommon

上级 (上級)
中级 (中級)
五星级 (五星級)
低级 (低級)
国家级 (國家級)
年级 (年級)
星级 (星級)
晋级 (晉級)
特级 (特級)
班级 (班級)
级别 (級別)
评级 (評級)
阶级 (階級)
顶级 (頂級)
高级 (高級)

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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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