1. 剛
  2. 愎
  3. 自
  4. 用

剛

Previous (否)Next (威)
  • 621st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
剛→
岡刂
2Radical
剛→
冂upside down box丷eight/divide一one山mountain刂knife
3Graphical
剛→
冂丷一丨凵亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gāng (gang1)hard • firm • strong • just • barely • exactly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 剛 gāng (gang1)The component 岡 is pronounced as 'gāng' (gang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

刚刚 (剛剛)
刚才 (剛才)

Uncommon

刚好 (剛好)
金刚 (金剛)

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愎

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Previous (龅)Next (馥)
  • 4642nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
愎→
忄复
2Radical
愎→
忄heart丿bend一one日sun/day夂go
3Graphical
愎→
丨八丿一口一㇇㇏㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bì (bi4)perverse • obstinate • willful

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 愎 bì (bi4)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 愎 bì (bi4)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 愎 bì (bi4)The component 夂 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

刚愎 (剛愎)

Uncommon

刚愎自用 (剛愎自用)

自

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Previous (下)Next (之)
  • 43rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 666 words
  • Component in 34 characters

Decomposition

1Once
自→
目丶
2Radical
自→
自self
3Graphical
自→
口二丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zì (zi4)from • self • oneself • since

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 自 zì (zi4)The component 自 is pronounced as 'zì' (zi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

自 also appears in:
自息首夏咱鼻臭厦媳嗅嘎熄螅瘪夔憩镍戛溴嗄臬糗洎邊郋邉鷱臮脜詯臯螑衟鎴

Example Words

Common

来自 (來自)
自己 

Uncommon

出自 
各自 
大自然 
独自 (獨自)
发自 (發自)
自主 
自作 
自信 
自个儿 (自個兒)
自制 
自助 
自助餐 
自动 (自動)
自卑 
自古 
自在 
自家 
自尊 
自从 (自從)
自恋 (自戀)
自我 
自拔 
自欺欺人 
自杀 (自殺)
自然 
自然而然 
自由 
自私 
自称 (自稱)
自习 (自習)
自行 
自行车 (自行車)
自觉 (自覺)
自言自语 (自言自語)
自豪 
自责 (自責)
自身 
亲自 (親自)
顺其自然 (順其自然)

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用

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Previous (里)Next (道)
  • 51st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 333 words
  • Component in 77 characters

Decomposition

1Once
用→
冂No glyph available
2Radical
用→
用use
3Graphical
用→
冂二丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yòng (yong4)to use • to employ • to have to • to eat or drink • expense or outlay • usefulness • hence • therefore

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 用 yòng (yong4)The component 用 is pronounced as 'yòng' (yong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

用 also appears in:
用通痛角博拥捕薄铺涌傅辅葡庸甫浦蒲搏桶膊佣诵缚甩敷哺簿脯埔捅甭圃溥踊恿蛹甬匍俑嗵慵礴莆痈補逋牖鞴镛墉鳙甯黼晡陠赙輔酺髆鯆舖郙鯒镈礡禣鄘鲬鑮筩簠餔豧鵏鋪蒪縛

Example Words

Common

作用 
使用 
利用 
应用 (應用)
没用 (沒用)
用来 (用來)
用心 
用户 (用戶)

Uncommon

不用 
享用 
占用 (佔用)
使用权 (使用權)
使用者 
信用 
信用卡 
借用 
备用 (備用)
副作用 
动用 (動用)
受用 
启用 (啟用)
善用 
套用 
好用 
家用 
实用 (實用)
专用 (專用)
常用 
引用 
抵用券 
采用 (採用)
改用 
有用 
服用 
滥用 (濫用)
无用 (無用)
用人 
用光 
用力 
用功 
用品 
用场 (用場)
用完 
用法 
用尽 (用盡)
用处 (用處)
用途 
用餐 
管用 
耐用 
试用 (試用)
费用 (費用)
通用 
运用 (運用)
适用 (適用)
选用 (選用)
食用 
饮用 (飲用)

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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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