1. 副
  2. 作
  3. 用

副

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  • 763rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
副→
畐刂
2Radical
副→
一one口mouth田field刂knife
3Graphical
副→
一口冂一丨一亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fù (fu4)secondary • auxiliary • deputy • assistant • vice- • abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb • classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 副 fù (fu4)The component 畐 is pronounced as 'fú' (fu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

副作用 
副本 
副总裁 (副總裁)
名副其实 (名副其實)

Uncommon

副主任 
副主席 
副市长 (副市長)
副书记 (副書記)
副校长 (副校長)
副业 (副業)
副产品 (副產品)
副秘书长 (副秘書長)
副总理 (副總理)
副总统 (副總統)
副部长 (副部長)
副院长 (副院長)
副食 

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作

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Previous (后)Next (里)
  • 49th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 347 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
作→
亻乍
2Radical
作→
亻human丿bend一one丨line二two
3Graphical
作→
㇒丨丿一丨二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zuò (zuo4)to do • to grow • to write or compose • to pretend • to regard as • to feel • writings or works

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

作 also appears in:
筰

Example Words

Common

作品 
作业 (作業)
作为 (作為)
工作 

Uncommon

作出 
作孽 
作家 
作弊 
作怪 
作息 
作战 (作戰)
作文 
作案 
作用 
作痛 
作祟 
作者 
作风 (作風)
做作 
杰作 (傑作)
副作用 
创作 (創作)
力作 
动作 (動作)
动作片 (動作片)
化作 
合作 
大作 
写作 (寫作)
工作室 
工作日 
工作者 
工作量 
恶作剧 (惡作劇)
振作 
操作 
故作 
炒作 
留作 
当作 (當作)
发作 (發作)
看作 
称作 (稱作)
自作 
装作 (裝作)
制作 (製作)
运作 (運作)

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用

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  • 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:
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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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