• 611th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 95 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zuò (Zuo4)surname Zuo
2. zuò (zuo4)to sit • to take a seat • to take (a bus, airplane etc) • to bear fruit • variant of 座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zuò (zuo4)The component is pronounced as 'zòng' (zong4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

乘坐 
坐下 
坐车 (坐車)

Uncommon

围坐 (圍坐)
坐井观天 (坐井觀天)
坐享其成 
坐以待毙 (坐以待斃)
坐垫 (坐墊)
坐好 
坐定 
坐厕 (坐廁)
坐椅 
坐标 (坐標)
坐牢 
坐立不安 
坐落 
打坐 
端坐 
连坐 (連坐)
闲坐 (閑坐)
静坐 (靜坐)

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  • 1225th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 29 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiǎng (xiang3)to enjoy • to benefit • to have the use of

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

分享 

Uncommon

享受 

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  • 85th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 119 words
  • Component in 20 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (qi2)his • her • its • theirs • that • such • it (refers to sth preceding it)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (qi2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

其中 
其他 
其实 (其實)

Uncommon

其它 
其次 
其余 (其餘)
土耳其 
尤其 
尤其是 
极其 (極其)
与其 (與其)
莫名其妙 
顺其自然 (順其自然)

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  • 59th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 396 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chéng (Cheng2)surname Cheng
2. chéng (cheng2)to succeed • to finish • to complete • to accomplish • to become • to turn into • to be all right • OK! • one tenth

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

完成 
成功 
成就 
成为 (成為)
成长 (成長)
变成 (變成)

Uncommon

事业有成 (事業有成)
切成 
合成 
建成 
形成 
成交 
成人 
成全 
成分 
成名 
成员 (成員)
成天 
成年 
成日 
成本 
成果 
成熟 
成真 
成立 
成绩 (成績)
成绩单 (成績單)
成语 (成語)
成都 
成龙 (成龍)
改成 
构成 (構成)
当成 (當成)
看成 
组成 (組成)
造成 
达成 (達成)
养成 (養成)

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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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