1. 处

处

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  • 206th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 91 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
处→
夂卜
2Radical
处→
夂go卜divination
3Graphical
处→
㇇㇏㇒丨丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chǔ (chu3)to reside • to live • to dwell • to be in • to be situated at • to stay • to get along with • to be in a position of • to deal with • to discipline • to punish
2. chù (chu4)place • location • spot • point • office • department • bureau • respect • classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 处 chǔ (chu3)The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bǔ' (bu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 处 chù (chu4)The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bǔ' (bu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

处 also appears in:
咎昝

Example Words

High Frequency

到处 (到處)
四处 (四處)
好处 (好處)
相处 (相處)
处 (處)
处女 (處女)
处理 (處理)
处处 (處處)

Medium Frequency

住处 (住處)
何处 (何處)
出处 (出處)
判处 (判處)
别处 (別處)
去处 (去處)
地处 (地處)
坏处 (壞處)
害处 (害處)
患处 (患處)
查处 (查處)
此处 (此處)
深处 (深處)
无处 (無處)
无处不在 (無處不在)
独处 (獨處)
用处 (用處)
痛处 (痛處)
益处 (益處)
私处 (私處)
绝处逢生 (絕處逢生)
处世 (處世)
处事 (處事)
处分 (處分)
处境 (處境)
处女座 (處女座)
处方 (處方)
处于 (處於)
处理器 (處理器)
处男 (處男)
处置 (處置)
处罚 (處罰)
身处 (身處)
办事处 (辦事處)
远处 (遠處)
长处 (長處)
随处 (隨處)
难处 (難處)
高处 (高處)
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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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