• 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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  • 598th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuàn (yuan4)to hope • to wish • to desire • hoped-for • ready • willing • sincere

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yuàn (yuan4)The component is pronounced as 'yuán' (yuan2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for yuàn (yuan4)The component is pronounced as '' (ye4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

心愿 (心願)
祝愿 (祝願)
愿意 (願意)
愿望 (願望)

Uncommon

一厢情愿 (一廂情願)
但愿 (但願)
如愿 (如願)
宁愿 (寧願)
心甘情愿 (心甘情願)
志愿者 (志願者)
情愿 (情願)
意愿 (意願)
甘愿 (甘願)
许愿 (許願)

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  • 23rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.47% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 239 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Yi3)abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
2. (yi3)to use • according to • so as to • by means of • in order to • by • with • because

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi3)The component is pronounced as '' (ya4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

以后 (以後)
可以 
所以 

Uncommon

之所以 
以上 
以下 
以来 (以來)
以前 
以及 
以外 
以往 
以为 (以為)
足以 
难以 (難以)

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  • 1327th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháng (chang2)to repay • to compensate for • to recompense • to fulfill (hopes etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

补偿 (補償)
赔偿 (賠償)

Uncommon

偿命 (償命)
偿还 (償還)
如愿以偿 (如願以償)
得不偿失 (得不償失)
无偿 (無償)

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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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