1. 字
  2. 典

字

Previous (罗)Next (爱)
  • 393rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 331 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
字→
宀子
2Radical
字→
宀roof子child
3Graphical
字→
冖丶㇇亅一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zì (zi4)letter • symbol • character • word • CL:個|个[ge4] • courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 字 zì (zi4)The component 子 is pronounced as 'zǐ' (zi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 字 zì (zi4)The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

名字 
字幕 
数字 (數字)
文字 

Uncommon

一字 
十字 
十字架 
十字绣 (十字繡)
十字路口 
字典 
字型 
字形 
字数 (字數)
字条 (字條)
字样 (字樣)
字母 
字眼 
字符 
字号 (字號)
字里行间 (字裡行間)
字迹 (字跡)
字面 
字体 (字體)
写字 (寫字)
写字楼 (寫字樓)
打字 
汉字 (漢字)
码字 (碼字)
签字 (簽字)
繁体字 (繁體字)
识字 (識字)
金字塔 
错别字 (錯別字)
错字 (錯字)
脏字 (髒字)

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典

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Previous (软)Next (欲)
  • 1042nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 78 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
典→
曲八
2Radical
典→
No glyph available二two凵container八eight/divide
3Graphical
典→
丨二凵八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diǎn (dian3)canon • law • standard work of scholarship • literary quotation or allusion • ceremony • to be in charge of • to mortgage or pawn

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

典 also appears in:
碘腆觍覥

Example Words

Common

经典 (經典)

Uncommon

典型 
典礼 (典禮)
典范 (典範)
典雅 
古典 
字典 
宝典 (寶典)
恩典 
庆典 (慶典)
瑞典 
盛典 
词典 (詞典)
雅典娜 

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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.