• 226th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 225 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (si4)four • 4

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

十四 
四十 
四射 
四川 
四月 
四处 (四處)
星期四 
周四 (週四)

Uncommon

不三不四 
丢三落四 (丟三落四)
五四 
五湖四海 
四下 
四世同堂 
四人帮 (四人幫)
四分之一 
四分五裂 
四十多 
四合院 
四周 
四季 
四季豆 (四季荳)
四川省 
四平 
四方 
四会 (四會)
四月份 
四溅 (四濺)
四环素 (四環素)
四维 (四維)
四肢 
四起 
四通八达 (四通八達)
四面 
四面八方 
大四 
挑三拣四 (挑三揀四)
新四军 (新四軍)

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  • 190th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 384 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tōng (tong1)to go through • to know well • (suffix) expert • to connect • to communicate • open • to clear • classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
2. tòng (tong4)classifier for sections of music playing • classifier for bouts of unpleasant language

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tōng (tong1)The component is pronounced as 'tǒng' (tong3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for tōng (tong1)The component is pronounced as 'yǒng' (yong3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for tōng (tong1)The component is pronounced as 'yòng' (yong4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for tòng (tong4)The component is pronounced as 'tǒng' (tong3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for tòng (tong4)The component is pronounced as 'yǒng' (yong3). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for tòng (tong4)The component is pronounced as 'yòng' (yong4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

交通 
普通 
沟通 (溝通)
联通 (聯通)
通宵 
通常 
通知 
通过 (通過)
开通 (開通)

Uncommon

亨通 
全球通 
南通 
卡通 
圆通 (圓通)
想通 
打通 
接通 
扑通 (撲通)
普普通通 
普通话 (普通話)
畅通 (暢通)
水泄不通 (水洩不通)
流通 
灯火通明 (燈火通明)
相通 
精通 
网通 (網通)
变通 (變通)
通俗 
通信 
通勤 
通向 
通告 
通报 (通報)
通州 
通往 
通畅 (通暢)
通气 (通氣)
通用 
通病 
通红 (通紅)
通缉 (通緝)
通胀 (通脹)
通行 
通行证 (通行證)
通讯 (通訊)
通讯录 (通訊錄)
通话 (通話)
通货膨胀 (通貨膨脹)
通车 (通車)
通透 
通通 
通道 
通关 (通關)
通风 (通風)

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  • 451st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 181 words
  • Component in 547 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ba1)eight • 8

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ba1)The component is pronounced as '' (ba1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:
殿忿椿觿輿

Example Words

Common

乱七八糟 (亂七八糟)
八十 
八卦 
八戒 
八月 
十八 
王八蛋 

Uncommon

七七八八 
七上八下 
七嘴八舌 
三八 
二八 
五花八门 (五花八門)
八仙 
八佰伴 
八卦掌 
八哥 
八婆 
八成 
八方 
八角 
八达岭 (八達嶺)
八音盒 
四面八方 
天龙八部 (天龍八部)
王八 
胡说八道 (胡說八道)
腊八粥 (臘八粥)
猪八戒 (豬八戒)
杂七杂八 (雜七雜八)

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  • 289th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 268 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Da2)surname Da
2. (da2)to attain • to reach • to amount to • to communicate • eminent

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

到达 (到達)
抵达 (抵達)
柯达 (柯達)
发达 (發達)
直达 (直達)
表达 (表達)
豁达 (豁達)
转达 (轉達)
达人 (達人)
达到 (達到)
达成 (達成)

Uncommon

下达 (下達)
传达 (傳達)
八达岭 (八達嶺)
哈根达斯 (哈根達斯)
布达佩斯 (布達佩斯)
布达拉宫 (布達拉宮)
斯巴达 (斯巴達)
溜达 (溜達)
纳斯达克 (納斯達克)
美索不达米亚 (美索不達米亞)
蹦达 (蹦達)
送达 (送達)
通情达理 (通情達理)
通达 (通達)
达令 (達令)
达喀尔 (達喀爾)
达坂城 (達坂城)
达州 (達州)
达拉斯 (達拉斯)
达标 (達標)
达沃斯 (達沃斯)
达尔文 (達爾文)
达菲 (達菲)
达观 (達觀)
阿凡达 (阿凡達)
阿迪达斯 (阿迪達斯)
雅加达 (雅加達)
雷达 (雷達)
飞黄腾达 (飛黃騰達)
马自达 (馬自達)
马达 (馬達)
高达 (高達)

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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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