• 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.
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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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  • 410th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 492 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. huā (Hua1)surname Hua
2. huā (hua1)flower • blossom • CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4] • fancy pattern • florid • to spend (money, time)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for huā (hua1)The component is pronounced as 'huā' (hua1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for huā (hua1)The component is pronounced as 'huà' (hua4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

桃花运 (桃花運)
烟花 (煙花)
花儿 (花兒)
花园 (花園)
花心 
花生 
花轿 (花轎)
菊花 
雪花 
鲜花 (鮮花)

Uncommon

五花八门 (五花八門)
五花肉 
冰花 
印花 
大丽花 (大麗花)
天花板 
如花 
心花怒放 
拈花惹草 
挑花眼 
提花 
插花 
昙花 (曇花)
昙花一现 (曇花一現)
松花江 
松花蛋 
柳暗花明 
校花 
桂花 
桃花源 
梅花 
棉花 
棉花糖 
樱花 (櫻花)
水仙花 
水花 
浪花 
泪花 (淚花)
火花 
爆米花 
玫瑰花 
白花花 
百合花 
百花齐放 (百花齊放)
盆花 
眼花 
眼花缭乱 (眼花繚亂)
礼花 (禮花)
种花 (種花)
红花 (紅花)
繁花 
绣花 (繡花)
花光 
花卉 
花丛 (花叢)
花名 
花哨 
花坛 (花壇)
花季 
花掉 
花旦 
花期 
花木 
花木兰 (花木蘭)
花朵 
花束 
花枝 
花椒 
花样 (花樣)
花火 
花炮 
花灯 (花燈)
花瓣 
花瓶 
花生米 
花生酱 (花生醬)
花痴 
花盆 
花粉 
花纹 (花紋)
花絮 
花色 
花茶 
花草 
花菜 
花蕾 
花街 
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
花费 (花費)
花车 (花車)
花边 (花邊)
花都 
花都区 (花都區)
花销 (花銷)
花钱 (花錢)
花雕 
花香 
花鸟 (花鳥)
茉莉花 
茶花 
荷花 
菊花茶 
菜花 
落花流水 
葵花 
葵花子 
莲花 (蓮花)
葱花 (蔥花)
兰花 (蘭花)
西兰花 (西蘭花)
豆花 
野花 
锦上添花 (錦上添花)
开花 (開花)
雕花 
零花钱 (零花錢)
青花 
青花瓷 
风花雪月 (風花雪月)
麻花 
黄花 (黃花)

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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.
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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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  • 999th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 151 words
  • Component in 203 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu4)jade

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (yu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

林黛玉 
玉米 
金枝玉叶 (金枝玉葉)

Uncommon

如花似玉 
宝玉 (寶玉)
张曼玉 (張曼玉)
怜香惜玉 (憐香惜玉)
玉兔 
玉器 
玉山 
玉帝 
玉手 
玉林 
玉树 (玉樹)
玉溪 
玉环 (玉環)
玉皇 
玉皇大帝 
玉石 
玉石俱焚 
玉兰 (玉蘭)
玉龙雪山 (玉龍雪山)
白玉 
碧玉 
美玉 
金玉 
金玉满堂 (金玉滿堂)
金童玉女 

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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.