1. 坐
  2. 以
  3. 待
  4. 毙

坐

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

Decomposition

1Once
坐→
土从
2Radical
坐→
土earth从N/A
3Graphical
坐→
一丨一从

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 坐 zuò (zuo4)The component 从 is pronounced as 'zòng' (zong4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

坐 also appears in:
座挫唑锉痤矬脞髽睉

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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以

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Previous (到)Next (说)
  • 23rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.47% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 239 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
以→
No glyph available人
2Radical
以→
乚second丶dot人human
3Graphical
以→
乚丶人

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǐ (Yi3)abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
2. yǐ (yi3)to use • according to • so as to • by means of • in order to • by • with • because

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 以 yǐ (yi3)The component 乚 is pronounced as 'yà' (ya4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

以 also appears in:
似拟苡姒笖

Example Words

Common

以后 (以後)
可以 
所以 

Uncommon

之所以 
以上 
以下 
以来 (以來)
以前 
以及 
以外 
以往 
以为 (以為)
足以 
难以 (難以)

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待

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Previous (险)Next (述)
  • 672nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 85 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
待→
彳寺
2Radical
待→
彳step土earth寸thumb
3Graphical
待→
㇒丨一丨一𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dāi (dai1)stay • delay
2. dài (dai4)to wait • to treat • to deal with • to need • going to (do sth) • about to • intending to

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

期待 
等待 

Uncommon

善待 
对待 (對待)
待人 
待遇 
招待 
接待 
看待 
虐待 
迫不及待 

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毙

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Previous (詹)Next (恍)
  • 2529th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
毙→
比死
2Radical
毙→
比compare/compete歹death/decay匕spoon
3Graphical
毙→
比一夕乚㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bì (bi4)to die violently

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 毙 bì (bi4)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bì' (bi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 毙 bì (bi4)The component 死 is pronounced as 'sǐ' (si3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 毙 bì (bi4)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bì' (bi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for 毙 bì (bi4)The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

枪毙 (槍斃)

Uncommon

坐以待毙 (坐以待斃)
击毙 (擊斃)
毙命 (斃命)
暴毙 (暴斃)

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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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