• 762nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 54 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhí (zhi2)to execute (a plan) • to grasp

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhí (zhi2)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

固执 (固執)
执着 (執著)
执行 (執行)
争执 (爭執)

Uncommon

偏执 (偏執)
偏执狂 (偏執狂)
固执己见 (固執己見)
执事 (執事)
执勤 (執勤)
执导 (執導)
执意 (執意)
执拗 (執拗)
执政 (執政)
执政党 (執政黨)
执教 (執教)
执法 (執法)
执照 (執照)
执笔 (執筆)
执迷 (執迷)
执迷不悟 (執迷不悟)

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  • 443rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 123 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhào (zhao4)according to • in accordance with • to shine • to illuminate • to reflect • to look at (one's reflection) • to take (a photo) • photo • as requested • as before

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhào (zhao4)The component is pronounced as 'zhāo' (zhao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhào (zhao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

照片 

Uncommon

合照 
写照 (寫照)
拍照 
按照 
日照 
普照 
照亮 
照常 
照明 
照样 (照樣)
照相 
照耀 
照顾 (照顧)
护照 (護照)
关照 (關照)
驾照 (駕照)

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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.