• 591st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 187 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠁼丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Mi4)surname Mi • name of an ancient state
2. (mi4)secret • confidential • close • thick • dense

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mi4)The component is pronounced as 'mián' (mian2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

告密者 
密码 (密碼)
秘密 
亲密 (親密)

Uncommon

保密 
加密 
史密斯 
周密 
哈密瓜 
密切 
密友 
密密 
密密麻麻 
密封 
密度 
密探 
密语 (密語)
密闭 (密閉)
密集 
机密 (機密)
泄密 (洩密)
汉密尔顿 (漢密爾頓)
浓密 (濃密)
私密 
绝密 (絕密)
紧密 (緊密)
缜密 (縝密)
罗密欧 (羅密歐)
解密 
迈阿密 (邁阿密)

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  • 707th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 120 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (Shi4)surname Shi
2. shì (shi4)room • work unit • grave • scabbard • family or clan • one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'zhì' (zhi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

教室 
办公室 (辦公室)

Uncommon

休息室 
候车室 (候車室)
地下室 
室内 (室內)
室友 
室外 
室温 (室溫)
密室 
寝室 (寢室)
实验室 (實驗室)
居室 
工作室 
放映室 
更衣室 
会议室 (會議室)
浴室 
温室 (溫室)
画室 (畫室)
皇室 
科室 
卧室 (臥室)
课室 (課室)

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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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