• 1464th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (he4)to scare • to intimidate • to threaten • (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut • (interjection showing astonishment)
2. xià (xia4)to frighten • to scare

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xià (xia4)The component is pronounced as 'xià' (xia4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

吓唬 (嚇唬)
惊吓 (驚嚇)

Uncommon

吓一跳 (嚇一跳)
吓倒 (嚇倒)
吓傻 (嚇傻)
吓坏 (嚇壞)
恐吓 (恐嚇)

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  • 2nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.58% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 886 words
  • Component in 68 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yi1)one • 1 • single • a (article) • as soon as • entire • whole • all • throughout • "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

一下 
一些 
一切 
一定 
一样 (一樣)
一直 
一起 
一点 (一點)
在一起 
第一 

Uncommon

一一 
一下子 
一共 
一再 
一半 
一口气 (一口氣)
一同 
一向 
一味 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)
一大早 
一如既往 
一帆风顺 (一帆風順)
一度 
一心 
一手 
一旁 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一次性 
一流 
一无所有 (一無所有)
一片 
一生 
一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
一致 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一言九鼎 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一阵子 (一陣子)
一体 (一體)
一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
一点儿 (一點兒)
一点点 (一點點)
一齐 (一齊)
之一 
初一 
十一 
唯一 
专一 (專一)
星期一 
清一色 
独一无二 (獨一無二)
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
统一 (統一)
万一 (萬一)
周一 (週一)
进一步 (進一步)

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  • 997th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 65 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
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3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tiào (tiao4)to jump • to hop • to skip over • to bounce • to palpitate

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

心跳 
跳舞 

Uncommon

佛跳墙 (佛跳牆)
弹跳 (彈跳)
心惊肉跳 (心驚肉跳)
活蹦乱跳 (活蹦亂跳)
跳伞 (跳傘)
跳出 
跳动 (跳動)
跳槽 
跳楼 (跳樓)
跳水 
跳跃 (跳躍)
跳进 (跳進)
跳闸 (跳閘)
蹦蹦跳跳 

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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.