• 212th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 455 words
  • Component in 1503 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kǒu (kou3)mouth • classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) • classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kǒu (kou3)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:
使沿槿調鴿觿鷿箿笿

Example Words

Common

人口 
借口 
伤口 (傷口)
入口 
出口 
口味 
口水 
口渴 
口袋 
海口 
窗口 
胃口 
路口 
进口 (進口)
门口 (門口)
开口 (開口)

Uncommon

一口气 (一口氣)
三岔口 
两口子 (兩口子)
十字路口 
口干舌燥 (口乾舌燥)
口口声声 (口口聲聲)
口吃 
口吻 
口子 
口岸 
口感 
口才 
口是心非 
口服 
口气 (口氣)
口无遮拦 (口無遮攔)
口碑 
口福 
口红 (口紅)
口罩 
口腔 
口臭 
口舌 
口号 (口號)
口角 
口诀 (口訣)
口语 (口語)
口述 
口音 
口头 (口頭)
口头禅 (口頭禪)
口香糖 
可口 
可口可乐 (可口可樂)
大口 
岔口 
张口 (張口)
张家口 (張家口)
心口 
忌口 
户口 (戶口)
接口 
改口 
有口无心 (有口無心)
枪口 (槍口)
楼梯口 (樓梯口)
档口 (檔口)
河口 
渡口 
港口 
满口 (滿口)
汉口 (漢口)
爽口 
牲口 
登机口 (登機口)
目瞪口呆 
破口大骂 (破口大罵)
粗口 
糊口 
绕口令 (繞口令)
缺口 
胸口 
脱口秀 (脫口秀)
脱口而出 (脫口而出)
苦口 
藉口 
虎口 
虹口区 (虹口區)
袖口 
亲口 (親口)
夸口 (誇口)
进出口 (進出口)
随口 (隨口)
顺口 (順口)
领口 (領口)
风口 (風口)

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  • 3rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.35% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 112 words
  • Component in 17 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)is • are • am • yes • to be

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

但是 
可是 
总是 (總是)
还是 (還是)

Uncommon

只是 
尤其是 
或是 
于是 (於是)
是否 
算是 
老是 
要是 

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  • 90th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.20% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 718 words
  • Component in 319 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xīn (xin1)heart • mind • intention • centre • core • CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xīn (xin1)The component is pronounced as 'xīn' (xin1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

中心 
伤心 (傷心)
内心 (內心)
小心 
心动 (心動)
心得 
心情 
心理 
心愿 (心願)
担心 (擔心)
真心 
开心 (開心)
关心 (關心)

Uncommon

一心 
一心一意 
人心 
信心 
倾心 (傾心)
全心全意 
刻骨铭心 (刻骨銘心)
动心 (動心)
问心无愧 (問心無愧)
恶心 (噁心)
好奇心 
好心 
安心 
专心 (專心)
小心眼 
小心翼翼 
市中心 
心中 
心事 
心仪 (心儀)
心地 
心境 
心寒 
心底 
心思 
心想 
心意 
心爱 (心愛)
心态 (心態)
心慌 
心智 
心机 (心機)
心烦 (心煩)
心理学 (心理學)
心甘情愿 (心甘情願)
心疼 
心痛 
心目 
心眼 
心碎 
心声 (心聲)
心肝 
心胸 
心脏 (心臟)
心脏病 (心臟病)
心血 
心里 (心裡)
心里话 (心裡話)
心计 (心計)
心跳 
心软 (心軟)
心酸 
心灵 (心靈)
心头 (心頭)
忍心 
爱心 (愛心)
手心 
掌心 
揪心 
操心 
放心 
会心 (會心)
有心 
核心 
死心 
决心 (決心)
没心没肺 (沒心沒肺)
满心 (滿心)
无心 (無心)
烦心事 (煩心事)
热心 (熱心)
狠心 
甘心 
甜心 
用心 
当心 (當心)
痛心 
痴心 
省心 
知心 
称心如意 (稱心如意)
窝心 (窩心)
童心 
粗心 
精心 
细心 (細心)
耐心 
背心 
舒心 
良心 
花心 
芳心 
衷心 
诚心 (誠心)
谈心 (談心)
贪心 (貪心)
责任心 (責任心)
贴心 (貼心)
身心 
野心 
铁石心肠 (鐵石心腸)
开心果 (開心果)
随心 (隨心)
随心所欲 (隨心所欲)
雄心 
静心 (靜心)
顺心 (順心)
惊心 (驚心)
惊心动魄 (驚心動魄)
闹心 (鬧心)
点心 (點心)

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  • 283rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 196 words
  • Component in 34 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fēi (Fei1)abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
2. fēi (fei1)to not be • not • wrong • incorrect • non- • un- • in- • to reproach or blame • (colloquial) to insist on • simply must

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fēi (fei1)The component is pronounced as 'fēi' (fei1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

非常 

Uncommon

北非 
南非 
口是心非 
是非 
无可厚非 (無可厚非)
无非 (無非)
莫非 
除非 
非你莫属 (非你莫屬)
非凡 
非法 
非洲 
非礼 (非禮)
非要 
非诚勿扰 (非誠勿擾)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.