1. 可
  2. 可
  3. 西
  4. 里

可

Previous (会)Next (也)
  • 30th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.37% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 307 words
  • Component in 25 characters

Decomposition

1Once
可→
丁口
2Radical
可→
一one亅hook口mouth
3Graphical
可→
一亅口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kě (ke3)can • may • able to • to approve • to permit • to suit • (particle used for emphasis) certainly • very
2. kè (ke4)see 可汗[ke4 han2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 可 kě (ke3)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 可 kè (ke4)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

可 also appears in:
何阿奇河哥呵柯苛珂诃轲坷舸岢疴哿蚵鲄砢钶袔竒跒軻魺

Example Words

Common

可以 
可爱 (可愛)
可是 
可能 

Uncommon

可可西里 
可怕 
可耻 (可恥)
可悲 
可惜 
可恶 (可惡)
可怜 (可憐)
可乐 (可樂)
可笑 
可贵 (可貴)
可靠 
宁可 (寧可)
无懈可击 (無懈可擊)
认可 (認可)

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可

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Previous (会)Next (也)
  • 30th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.37% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 307 words
  • Component in 25 characters

Decomposition

1Once
可→
丁口
2Radical
可→
一one亅hook口mouth
3Graphical
可→
一亅口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kě (ke3)can • may • able to • to approve • to permit • to suit • (particle used for emphasis) certainly • very
2. kè (ke4)see 可汗[ke4 han2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 可 kě (ke3)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 可 kè (ke4)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

可 also appears in:
何阿奇河哥呵柯苛珂诃轲坷舸岢疴哿蚵鲄砢钶袔竒跒軻魺

Example Words

Common

可以 
可爱 (可愛)
可是 
可能 

Uncommon

可可西里 
可怕 
可耻 (可恥)
可悲 
可惜 
可恶 (可惡)
可怜 (可憐)
可乐 (可樂)
可笑 
可贵 (可貴)
可靠 
宁可 (寧可)
无懈可击 (無懈可擊)
认可 (認可)

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西

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Previous (加)Next (斯)
  • 167th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.13% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 548 words
  • Component in 75 characters

Decomposition

1Once
西→
兀囗
2Radical
西→
西west
3Graphical
西→
一丿乚冂一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xī (Xi1)the West • abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] • Spanish
2. xī (xi1)west

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 西 xī (xi1)The component 西 is pronounced as 'xī' (xi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

西 also appears in:
西腰牺谭洒栖晒潭茜甄湮哂硒簟傈崾僳鄄溧舾蕈粞堙镡篥賈迺襾要票飘漂覆贾栗镖粟嫖瞟瓢剽缥膘覃嘌骠鳔螵蟫禋闉麜闄鷣覅醰遷禫薦瞫覂罈磦覈藫鏢磹贉韆覇醥縹覊陻魒

Example Words

Common

东西 (東西)
西安 
西游记 (西遊記)

Uncommon

中西 
切尔西 (切爾西)
卡西欧 (卡西歐)
印度尼西亚 (印度尼西亞)
可可西里 
各奔东西 (各奔東西)
墨西哥 
大西洋 
山西 
山西省 
巴西 
广西 (廣西)
新西兰 (新西蘭)
江西 
江西省 
河西 
湘西 
范特西 
莱西 (萊西)
西伯利亚 (西伯利亞)
西北 
西北部 
西区 (西區)
西南 
西南部 
西单 (西單)
西城区 (西城區)
西域 
西天 
西安市 
西宁 (西寧)
西式 
西方 
西方人 
西施 
西昌 
西服 
西柚 
西江 
西洋 
西湖 
西湖区 (西湖區)
西汉 (西漢)
西班牙 
西班牙语 (西班牙語)
西瓜 
西皮 
西直门 (西直門)
西米 
西红柿 (西紅柿)
西芹 
西葫芦 (西葫蘆)
西藏 
西兰花 (西蘭花)
西装 (西裝)
西西 
西辽 (西遼)
西边 (西邊)
西部 
西医 (西醫)
西门 (西門)
西门子 (西門子)
西雅图 (西雅圖)
西双版纳 (西雙版納)
西餐 
西点 (西點)
陕西 (陝西)
陕西省 (陝西省)
马来西亚 (馬來西亞)

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里

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Previous (作)Next (用)
  • 50th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 431 words
  • Component in 52 characters

Decomposition

1Once
里→
田土
2Radical
里→
里village/mile
3Graphical
里→
冂一丨一一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lǐ (li3)lining • interior • inside • internal • also written 裡|里[li3]
2. lǐ (li3)lining • interior • inside • internal • also written 裏|里[li3]
3. lǐ (Li3)Li (surname)
4. lǐ (li3)li (Chinese mile) • 500 meters (modern) • home • hometown • village • neighborhood • administrative unit

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 里 lǐ (li3)The component 里 is pronounced as 'lǐ' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 里 lǐ (li3)The component 里 is pronounced as 'lǐ' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

里 also appears in:
里理重量野懂童撞董埋哩缠厘幢狸墅鲤憧踵瞳潼锺霾俚僮锂種娌腫裡疃廛喱艟悝黒釐鐘衝躔裏諥貍箽蹱粴穜纒糧纏鄽鋰

Example Words

Common

公里 
哪里 (哪裏)
心里 (心裡)
里面 (裡面)
这里 (這裏)
那里 (那裏)

Uncommon

三里屯 
卡路里 
可可西里 
嘴里 (嘴裡)
夜里 (夜裡)
家里 (家裡)
居里夫人 
平方公里 
心里话 (心裡話)
怀里 (懷裡)
故里 
歇斯底里 
水里 
海里 (海裡)
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
稀里糊涂 (稀裏糊塗)
稀里哗啦 (稀裡嘩啦)
糊里糊涂 (糊裡糊塗)
英里 
万里 (萬里)
里边 (裡邊)
里头 (裡頭)
乡里 (鄉里)
里程 
里程碑 
阿里 
阿里巴巴 
香格里拉 
马德里 (馬德裡)
马里奥 (馬里奧)

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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.