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字

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  • 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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号

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  • 487th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 227 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
号→
口丂
2Radical
号→
口mouth一one㇉N/A
3Graphical
号→
口一㇉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. háo (hao2)roar • cry • CL:個|个[ge4]
2. hào (hao4)ordinal number • day of a month • mark • sign • business establishment • size • ship suffix • horn (wind instrument) • bugle call • assumed name • to take a pulse • classifier used to indicate number of people

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 号 háo (hao2)The component 丂 is pronounced as 'kǎo' (kao3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 号 hào (hao4)The component 丂 is pronounced as 'kǎo' (kao3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

号 also appears in:
枵鸮號飸鴞

Example Words

Common

一号 (一號)
信号 (信號)
型号 (型號)
外号 (外號)
对号 (對號)
帐号 (帳號)
称号 (稱號)
号令 (號令)
号码 (號碼)
号称 (號稱)
账号 (賬號)

Uncommon

二号 (二號)
代号 (代號)
加号 (加號)
区号 (區號)
口号 (口號)
句号 (句號)
名号 (名號)
问号 (問號)
大号 (大號)
字号 (字號)
封号 (封號)
小号 (小號)
感叹号 (感嘆號)
括号 (括號)
挂号 (掛號)
摇号 (搖號)
拨号 (撥號)
旗号 (旗號)
暗号 (暗號)
法号 (法號)
泰坦尼克号 (泰坦尼克號)
牌号 (牌號)
特大号 (特大號)
番号 (番號)
病号 (病號)
发号施令 (發號施令)
省略号 (省略號)
符号 (符號)
绰号 (綽號)
编号 (編號)
号召 (號召)
号召力 (號召力)
号外 (號外)
号角 (號角)
讯号 (訊號)
记号 (記號)
逗号 (逗號)
惊叹号 (驚嘆號)

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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.