• 381st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǐ (shi3)to begin • to start • then • only then

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shǐ (shi3)The component is pronounced as '' (si1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

开始 (開始)

Medium Frequency

原始 
始终 (始終)
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  • 558th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 40 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōng (zhong1)end • finish

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'dōng' (dong1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

终于 (終於)

Medium Frequency

始终 (始終)
年终 (年終)
最终 (最終)
 ()
终极 (終極)
终生 (終生)
终究 (終究)
终结 (終結)
终结者 (終結者)
终身 (終身)
终点 (終點)
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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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