• 448th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiě (xie3)to write

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiě (xie3)The component is pronounced as '' (xi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

写下 (寫下)
写真 (寫真)
书写 (書寫)

Uncommon

填写 (填寫)
写作 (寫作)
写信 (寫信)
写字楼 (寫字樓)
写完 (寫完)
写意 (寫意)
写照 (寫照)
写生 (寫生)
手写 (手寫)
描写 (描寫)
撰写 (撰寫)
改写 (改寫)
特写 (特寫)
编写 (編寫)
缩写 (縮寫)
听写 (聽寫)
谱写 (譜寫)
轻描淡写 (輕描淡寫)
速写 (速寫)

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  • 443rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 123 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhào (zhao4)according to • in accordance with • to shine • to illuminate • to reflect • to look at (one's reflection) • to take (a photo) • photo • as requested • as before

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhào (zhao4)The component is pronounced as 'zhāo' (zhao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhào (zhao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

照片 

Uncommon

合照 
写照 (寫照)
拍照 
按照 
日照 
普照 
照亮 
照常 
照明 
照样 (照樣)
照相 
照耀 
照顾 (照顧)
护照 (護照)
关照 (關照)
驾照 (駕照)

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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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