• 509th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 117 words
  • Component in 28 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Gu3)surname Gu
2. (gu3)ancient • old • paleo-

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
古代 
复古 (復古)

Medium Frequency

上古 
亘古 (亙古)
仿古 
内蒙古 (內蒙古)
千古 
古人 
古今 
古来 (古來)
古典 
古城 
古堡 
古巴 
古怪 
古惑仔 
古文 
古时 (古時)
古时候 (古時候)
古朴 (古樸)
古玩 
古琴 
古筝 (古箏)
古老 
古色古香 
古董 
古装剧 (古裝劇)
古诗 (古詩)
古语 (古語)
古迹 (古跡)
古道 
古都 
古风 (古風)
古龙 (古龍)
名古屋 
尼古丁 
朱古力 
盘古 (盤古)
考古 
自古 
自古以来 (自古以來)
茶马古道 (茶馬古道)
蒙古 
远古 (遠古)
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  • 304th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 186 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (se4)color • CL:種|种[zhong3] • look • appearance • sex
2. shǎi (shai3)color • dice

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (se4)The component is pronounced as '' (se4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shǎi (shai3)The component is pronounced as 'shǎi' (shai3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

彩色 
本色 
白色 
红色 (紅色)
角色 
颜色 (顏色)
黑色 

Medium Frequency

三色 
以色列 
出色 
咖啡色 
夜色 
天色 
好色 
姿色 
春色 
景色 
月色 
有色 
棕色 
橙色 
气色 (氣色)
深色 
浅色 (淺色)
清一色 
灰色 
特色 
粉红色 (粉紅色)
粉色 
紫色 
绿色 (綠色)
肤色 (膚色)
脸色 (臉色)
 
色彩 
色情 
色斑 
色泽 (色澤)
色狼 
色素 
色调 (色調)
蓝色 (藍色)
血色 
褪色 
变色 (變色)
金色 
金黄色 (金黃色)
银色 (銀色)
面色 
黄色 (黃色)
黑色素 
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  • 509th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 117 words
  • Component in 28 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Gu3)surname Gu
2. (gu3)ancient • old • paleo-

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
古代 
复古 (復古)

Medium Frequency

上古 
亘古 (亙古)
仿古 
内蒙古 (內蒙古)
千古 
古人 
古今 
古来 (古來)
古典 
古城 
古堡 
古巴 
古怪 
古惑仔 
古文 
古时 (古時)
古时候 (古時候)
古朴 (古樸)
古玩 
古琴 
古筝 (古箏)
古老 
古色古香 
古董 
古装剧 (古裝劇)
古诗 (古詩)
古语 (古語)
古迹 (古跡)
古道 
古都 
古风 (古風)
古龙 (古龍)
名古屋 
尼古丁 
朱古力 
盘古 (盤古)
考古 
自古 
自古以来 (自古以來)
茶马古道 (茶馬古道)
蒙古 
远古 (遠古)
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  • 775th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 118 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāng (xiang1)fragrant • sweet smelling • aromatic • savory or appetizing • (to eat) with relish • (of sleep) sound • perfume or spice • joss or incense stick • CL:根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāng (xiang1)The component is pronounced as 'xiāng' (xiang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 
香港 
香蕉 

Medium Frequency

丁香 
口香糖 
吃香 
夜来香 (夜來香)
书香 (書香)
清香 
浓香 (濃香)
烧香 (燒香)
花香 
芳香 
香味 
香喷喷 (香噴噴)
香奈儿 (香奈兒)
香巢 
香料 
香格里拉 
香橙 
香槟 (香檳)
香气 (香氣)
香水 
香油 
香洲区 (香洲區)
香港人 
香火 
香烟 (香煙)
香烛 (香燭)
香炉 (香爐)
香甜 
香皂 
香肠 (香腸)
香草 
香菇 
香菜 
郁金香 (鬱金香)
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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.