1. 巴
  2. 里
  3. 島

巴

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  • 546th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 361 words
  • Component in 19 characters

Decomposition

1Once
巴→
𠃜乚
2Radical
巴→
丨lineNo glyph available丨line乚second
3Graphical
巴→
丨匚丨乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bā (Ba1)Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan) • abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing • surname Ba • abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian • abbr. for Pakistan
2. bā (ba1)to long for • to wish • to cling to • to stick to • sth that sticks • close to • next to • spread open • informal abbr. for bus 巴士 • bar (unit of pressure) • nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴, tail

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 巴 bā (ba1)The component 乚 is pronounced as 'yà' (ya4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

巴 also appears in:
把色吧爸爬肥疤芭邑靶琶笆耙粑杷鲃钯岜跁

Example Words

Common

下巴 
嘴巴 
大巴 
尾巴 
巴掌 
巴西 
巴黎 
星巴克 

Uncommon

中巴 
古巴 
哑巴 (啞巴)
多巴胺 
奥巴马 (奧巴馬)
巴不得 
巴厘岛 (巴厘島)
巴基斯坦 
巴塞罗那 (巴塞羅那)
巴士 
巴士站 
巴斯 
巴比伦 (巴比倫)
巴结 (巴結)
巴赫 
斯巴达 (斯巴達)
欧巴桑 (歐巴桑)
沙巴 
泥巴 
津巴布韦 (津巴布韋)
淋巴 
淋巴瘤 
毕尔巴鄂 (畢爾巴鄂)
眨巴 
眼巴巴 
结巴 (結巴)
结结巴巴 (結結巴巴)
乡巴佬 (鄉巴佬)
锅巴 (鍋巴)
阿里巴巴 
鸡巴 (雞巴)
黎巴嫩 

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里

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Previous (作)Next (用)
  • 50th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 431 words
  • Component in 52 characters

Decomposition

1Once
里→
田土
2Radical
里→
里village/mile
3Graphical
里→
冂一丨一一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lǐ (li3)lining • interior • inside • internal • also written 裡|里[li3]
2. lǐ (li3)lining • interior • inside • internal • also written 裏|里[li3]
3. lǐ (Li3)Li (surname)
4. lǐ (li3)li (Chinese mile) • 500 meters (modern) • home • hometown • village • neighborhood • administrative unit

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 里 lǐ (li3)The component 里 is pronounced as 'lǐ' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 里 lǐ (li3)The component 里 is pronounced as 'lǐ' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

里 also appears in:
里理重量野懂童撞董埋哩缠厘幢狸墅鲤憧踵瞳潼锺霾俚僮锂種娌腫裡疃廛喱艟悝黒釐鐘衝躔裏諥貍箽蹱粴穜纒糧纏鄽鋰

Example Words

Common

公里 
哪里 (哪裏)
心里 (心裡)
里面 (裡面)
这里 (這裏)
那里 (那裏)

Uncommon

三里屯 
卡路里 
可可西里 
嘴里 (嘴裡)
夜里 (夜裡)
家里 (家裡)
居里夫人 
平方公里 
心里话 (心裡話)
怀里 (懷裡)
故里 
歇斯底里 
水里 
海里 (海裡)
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
稀里糊涂 (稀裏糊塗)
稀里哗啦 (稀裡嘩啦)
糊里糊涂 (糊裡糊塗)
英里 
万里 (萬里)
里边 (裡邊)
里头 (裡頭)
乡里 (鄉里)
里程 
里程碑 
阿里 
阿里巴巴 
香格里拉 
马德里 (馬德裡)
马里奥 (馬里奧)

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島

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  • 796th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 235 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
島→
No glyph available山
2Radical
島→
No glyph available一one㇉N/A丶dot一one山mountain
3Graphical
島→
匚一㇉丶一丨凵

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǎo (dao3)island • CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 島 dǎo (dao3)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

冰岛 (冰島)
列岛 (列島)
半岛 (半島)
孤岛 (孤島)
岛屿 (島嶼)
巴厘岛 (巴厘島)
海岛 (海島)
环岛 (環島)
秦皇岛 (秦皇島)
群岛 (群島)
钓鱼岛 (釣魚島)
青岛 (青島)
青岛市 (青島市)

Uncommon

仙岛 (仙島)
北岛 (北島)
千岛湖 (千島湖)
南岛 (南島)
南沙群岛 (南沙群島)
南澳岛 (南澳島)
吉之岛 (吉之島)
岛国 (島國)
崇明岛 (崇明島)
巴里岛 (巴里島)
广岛 (廣島)
星岛 (星島)
本岛 (本島)
海南岛 (海南島)
港岛 (港島)
湄洲岛 (湄洲島)
济州岛 (濟州島)
爪哇岛 (爪哇島)
福岛 (福島)
秦皇岛市 (秦皇島市)
绿岛 (綠島)
胰岛素 (胰島素)
台湾岛 (臺灣島)
荒岛 (荒島)
葫芦岛 (葫蘆島)
苏门答腊岛 (蘇門答臘島)
蜈支洲岛 (蜈支洲島)
西沙群岛 (西沙群島)
西西里岛 (西西里島)
金门岛 (金門島)
长岛 (長島)
关岛 (關島)
离岛 (離島)
马达加斯加岛 (馬達加斯加島)
黄岛 (黃島)

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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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