• 375th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 204 words
  • Component in 16 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shī (shi1)to lose • to miss • to fail

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

失去 
失败 (失敗)
失望 
失眠 
消失 

Uncommon

丢失 (丟失)
丧失 (喪失)
失地 
失意 
失态 (失態)
失恋 (失戀)
失控 
失败者 (失敗者)
失业 (失業)
失落 
失误 (失誤)
失调 (失調)
失踪 (失蹤)
得失 
患得患失 
损失 (損失)
流失 
缺失 
走失 
迷失 
过失 (過失)
遗失 (遺失)
错失 (錯失)

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  • 778th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 72 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kòng (kong4)to accuse • to charge • to control • to sue

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kòng (kong4)The component is pronounced as 'kōng' (kong1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for kòng (kong4)The component is pronounced as 'kòng' (kong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for kòng (kong4)The component is pronounced as 'gōng' (gong1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

掌控 
控制 

Uncommon

失控 
控股 
操控 
监控 (監控)
自控 
调控 (調控)
遥控 (遙控)
遥控器 (遙控器)

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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.