• 67th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.23% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 231 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ru2)as • as if • such as

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ru2)The component is pronounced as '' (ru3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

如何 
如果 
如此 

Uncommon

一如既往 
不如 
例如 
假如 
如下 
如今 
如来 (如來)
如同 
如意 
如愿 (如願)
比如 
犹如 (猶如)
万事如意 (萬事如意)

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  • 2165th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 90 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiāo (jiao1)to glue • glue • gum • rubber

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

果胶 (果膠)
橡胶 (橡膠)
胶卷 (膠卷)
胶原 (膠原)
胶囊 (膠囊)
胶带 (膠帶)
胶水 (膠水)
胶片 (膠片)
阿胶 (阿膠)

Uncommon

乳胶 (乳膠)
凝胶 (凝膠)
塑胶 (塑膠)
如胶似漆 (如膠似漆)
胶南 (膠南)
胶合板 (膠合板)
胶州 (膠州)
胶州湾 (膠州灣)
胶布 (膠布)
胶粘 (膠粘)
胶着 (膠著)
胶质 (膠質)
开胶 (開膠)
发胶 (髮膠)

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  • 431st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (si4)to seem • to appear • to resemble • similar • -like • pseudo- • (more) than

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (si4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

似乎 
貌似 

Uncommon

似的 
好似 
疑似 
相似 
看似 
类似 (類似)

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  • 2291st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (qi1)paint • lacquer • CL:道[dao4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

漆黑 

Uncommon

喷漆 (噴漆)
油漆 

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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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