1. 壽
  2. 比
  3. 南
  4. 山

壽

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  • 1613th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 65 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
壽→
No glyph available吋
2Radical
壽→
士scholar㇖N/A工work一one口mouth寸thumb
3Graphical
壽→
一丨一㇖一丨一一口𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shòu (Shou4)surname Shou
2. shòu (shou4)long life • old age • age • life • birthday • funerary

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 壽 shòu (shou4)The component 士 is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 壽 shòu (shou4)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

壽 also appears in:
禱籌鑄醻譸軇

Example Words

Common

寿司 (壽司)
寿命 (壽命)
寿星 (壽星)
长寿 (長壽)

Uncommon

寿光 (壽光)
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
寿终正寝 (壽終正寢)
寿面 (壽麵)
延寿 (延壽)
延年益寿 (延年益壽)
祝寿 (祝壽)
高寿 (高壽)

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比

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  • 199th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 244 words
  • Component in 62 characters

Decomposition

1Once
比→
匕
2Radical
比→
比compare/compete
3Graphical
比→
比

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǐ (Bi3)Belgium • Belgian • abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
2. bǐ (bi3)(particle used for comparison and "-er than") • to compare • to contrast • to gesture (with hands) • ratio
3. bì (bi4)to associate with • to be near

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 比 bǐ (bi3)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 比 bǐ (bi3)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bì' (bi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 比 bì (bi4)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 比 bì (bi4)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bì' (bi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

比 also appears in:
比批毕混皆昆鹿棍屁谐毙陛庇毗楷揩偕琵琨馄锟锴砒跸毖吡纰枇哔鲲绲辊蚍彘妣醌秕階荜舭筚芘狴喈纔龤仳粊酁鹍镵蜌稭裩鑱緄蒈粃蜫諧輥窤

Example Words

Common

比如 
比赛 (比賽)
比较 (比較)
无比 (無比)
相比 

Uncommon

利比亚 (利比亞)
加勒比 
加勒比海 
反比 
哥伦比亚 (哥倫比亞)
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
好比 
对比 (對比)
性价比 (性價比)
攀比 
正比 
比亚迪 (比亞迪)
比例 
比价 (比價)
比分 
比利 
比利时 (比利時)
比划 (比劃)
比喻 
比基尼 
比对 (比對)
比拟 (比擬)
比方 
比特 
比翼 
比萨 (比薩)
比试 (比試)
比起 
比邻 (比鄰)
比重 
无与伦比 (無與倫比)
芭比 
莎士比亚 (莎士比亞)
评比 (評比)

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南

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Previous (记)Next (品)
  • 307th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 472 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
南→
十No glyph available
2Radical
南→
十ten冂upside down box丷eight/divide干dry
3Graphical
南→
一丨冂丷一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nán (Nan2)surname Nan
2. nán (nan2)south

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 南 nán (nan2)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 南 nán (nan2)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

南 also appears in:
献喃楠罱蝻腩

Example Words

Common

南京 
南宁 (南寧)
南方 
南昌 
南瓜 
江南 
河南 
海南 
湖南 
济南 (濟南)
西南 
越南 
云南 (雲南)

Uncommon

中南 
中南海 
以南 
南下 
南京市 
南京路 
南充 
南北 
南区 (南區)
南坪 
南城 
南大 
南安 
南宋 
南宁市 (南寧市)
南山 
南山区 (南山區)
南岸 
南岛 (南島)
南岳 (南嶽)
南平 
南昌市 
南朝 
南极 (南極)
南沙 
南洋 
南海 
南海区 (南海區)
南湖 
南浔 (南潯)
南美 
南航 
南华 (南華)
南通 
南通市 
南边 (南邊)
南部 
南开 (南開)
南开区 (南開區)
南阳 (南陽)
南雄 
南非 
台南 
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
天南地北 
岭南 (嶺南)
指南 
东南 (東南)
东南亚 (東南亞)
东南部 (東南部)
河南省 
海南岛 (海南島)
淮南 
渭南 
湖南省 
济南市 (濟南市)
华南 (華南)
苍南 (蒼南)
西南部 
闽南 (閩南)
闽南语 (閩南語)
云南省 (雲南省)

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山

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  • 259th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 854 words
  • Component in 171 characters

Decomposition

1Once
山→
丨凵
2Radical
山→
山mountain
3Graphical
山→
丨凵

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shān (Shan1)surname Shan
2. shān (shan1)mountain • hill • anything that resembles a mountain • CL:座[zuo4] • bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons • gable

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 山 shān (shan1)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 山 shān (shan1)The component 山 is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

山 also appears in:
出山击密微陆岁岛端岸仙瑞岩凯峰崇幽岂峡岗癌岳喘催摧崩岭崖徽炭峻崔灿屿岚捣碳崎嵌蹦峭揣崭峙峨崛秽岔薇巍嵩恺岑讪崽惴巅峦嵋湍屹汕岐皑岖岬徵岱嵇岌铠峪嶙峋踹觊崂峒崴璀岷闿涔岫嵘峁嶂峥酆崆崧嘣岢崮嘧峤岘嵊缶舢崾疝峄嵴崃颛嵬嶝羰岵岿崞嵝嵛崤籼岣嵯遄桤刿氙嵫崦岜岽豳剀墼嶷翙岙綱螘顗豐岈繫黴哕鏰镚鋼觿輋豈硙艷訕罁觽蟿屺顓藢磑纗腨膗磞繀繃訔垲耑矀磪礊鑴岍貒

Example Words

Common

中山 
人山人海 
佛山 
佛山市 
冰山 
唐山 
山寨 
山村 
山东 (山東)
山楂 
山水 
山药 (山藥)
山西 
山顶 (山頂)
江山 
爬山 
赵本山 (趙本山)

Uncommon

上山 
中山市 
丹霞山 
九华山 (九華山)
乳山 
五指山 
五台山 (五臺山)
井冈山 (井岡山)
亚历山大 (亞歷山大)
伏牛山 
侃大山 
保山 
仓山 (倉山)
出山 
北山 
南山 
南山区 (南山區)
台山 
台山市 
名山 
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
大山 
天山 
孙中山 (孫中山)
富士山 
宝山 (寶山)
宝山区 (寶山區)
山上 
山丘 
山势 (山勢)
山区 (山區)
山口 
山地 
山坡 
山城 
山寨机 (山寨機)
山峰 
山崖 
山峦 (山巒)
山巅 (山巔)
山东省 (山東省)
山歌 
山水画 (山水畫)
山河 
山洞 
山洪 
山涧 (山澗)
山火 
山穷水尽 (山窮水盡)
山竹 
山羊 
山脉 (山脈)
山脚 (山腳)
山芋 
山庄 (山莊)
山西省 
山谷 
山贼 (山賊)
山路 
山野 
山门 (山門)
山头 (山頭)
山体 (山體)
岳麓山 
峨眉山 
昆山 (崑山)
昆山市 (崑山市)
昆仑山 (崑崙山)
嵩山 
崂山 (嶗山)
巫山 
常山 
平山 
平顶山 (平頂山)
庐山 (廬山)
恒山 (恆山)
房山 
排山倒海 
文山 
普陀山 
景山 
东山 (東山)
松山 
梁山 
乐山 (樂山)
武夷山 
武当山 (武當山)
气壮山河 (氣壯山河)
泰山 
洪山区 (洪山區)
深山 
火山 
火山口 
火焰山 
燕山 
玉山 
玉龙雪山 (玉龍雪山)
登山 
盘山 (盤山)
眉山 
石景山 
矿山 (礦山)
祁连山 (祁連山)
神山 
福山 
秀山 
穿山甲 
紫金山 
罗浮山 (羅浮山)
群山 
旧金山 (舊金山)
舟山 
舟山市 
花果山 
华山 (華山)
万水千山 (萬水千山)
苍山 (蒼山)
萧山 (蕭山)
萧山区 (蕭山區)
蓝山 (藍山)
蜀山 
衡山 
象山 
跋山涉水 
军令如山 (軍令如山)
过山车 (過山車)
金山 
釜山 
长白山 (長白山)
开山 (開山)
关山 (關山)
阿尔卑斯山 (阿爾卑斯山)
阿里山 
阳山 (陽山)
隔山 
雁荡山 (雁蕩山)
青城山 
青山 
靠山 
鞍山 
韶山 
香山 
马鞍山 (馬鞍山)
骊山 (驪山)
高山 
凤山 (鳳山)
鹤山 (鶴山)
黄山 (黃山)
黑山 
龙山 (龍山)

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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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