1. 可
  2. 想
  3. 而
  4. 知

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.
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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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想

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Previous (从)Next (实)
  • 99th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.19% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 120 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
想→
相心
2Radical
想→
木tree目eye心heart
3Graphical
想→
一丨八口二𠁼㇃

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiǎng (xiang3)to think • to believe • to suppose • to wish • to want • to miss

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 想 xiǎng (xiang3)The component 相 is pronounced as 'xiāng' (xiang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 想 xiǎng (xiang3)The component 相 is pronounced as 'xiàng' (xiang4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 想 xiǎng (xiang3)The component 心 is pronounced as 'xīn' (xin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

梦想 (夢想)
想到 
想想 
想要 
想起 

Uncommon

回想 
幻想 
心想 
思想 
想来 (想來)
想像 
想家 
想念 
想法 
想睡 
想象 
意想不到 
猜想 
理想 
联想 (聯想)
胡思乱想 (胡思亂想)

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而

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Previous (能)Next (子)
  • 36th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.34% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 221 words
  • Component in 41 characters

Decomposition

1Once
而→
丆𦉫
2Radical
而→
而beard
3Graphical
而→
一丿冂丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ér (er2)and • as well as • and so • but (not) • yet (not) • (indicates causal relation) • (indicates change of state) • (indicates contrast)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 而 ér (er2)The component 而 is pronounced as 'ér' (er2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

而 also appears in:
而需端瑞耐喘儒耍斋揣懦蠕惴湍孺嚅糯踹濡颛繻遄鸸薷粫襦恧鲕颥臑緛顬羺耎顓稬腨輀耑胹貒

Example Words

Common

反而 
然而 
而且 
而已 

Uncommon

不劳而获 (不勞而獲)
不期而遇 
不约而同 (不約而同)
不言而喻 
久而久之 
半途而废 (半途而廢)
可想而知 
因人而异 (因人而異)
因而 
失而复得 (失而復得)
从而 (從而)
时而 (時而)
死而后已 (死而後已)
满载而归 (滿載而歸)
继而 (繼而)
而今 
脱口而出 (脫口而出)
脱颖而出 (脫穎而出)
自然而然 
视而不见 (視而不見)
轻而易举 (輕而易舉)
周而复始 (週而復始)
进而 (進而)
适可而止 (適可而止)
随遇而安 (隨遇而安)

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知

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Previous (性)Next (全)
  • 123rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 204 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
知→
矢口
2Radical
知→
矢arrow口mouth
3Graphical
知→
丿一人一口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)to know • to be aware

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 知 zhī (zhi1)The component 矢 is pronounced as 'shǐ' (shi3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

知 also appears in:
智痴蜘踟聟鼅

Example Words

Common

知道 

Uncommon

不为人知 (不為人知)
不知不觉 (不知不覺)
不知所措 
告知 
得知 
明知 
未知 
无知 (無知)
知名 
知己 
知心 
知情 
知识 (知識)
知足 
通知 

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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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