1. 希
  2. 腊

希

Previous (参)Next (古)
  • 508th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 80 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
希→
乂布
2Radical
希→
乂N/A𠂇left hand巾turban/scarf
3Graphical
希→
乂𠂇冂丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xī (xi1)to hope • to admire • variant of 稀[xi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 希 xī (xi1)The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

希 also appears in:
稀烯唏浠欷郗豨絺睎

Example Words

Common

希望 

Uncommon

希腊 (希臘)

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腊

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Previous (箭)Next (粉)
  • 1495th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 21 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
腊→
月昔
2Radical
腊→
月moon艹grass一one日sun/day
3Graphical
腊→
冂二艹一口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xī (xi1)dried meat • also pr. [xi2]
2. là (la4)December • preserved (meat)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 腊 xī (xi1)The component 昔 is pronounced as 'xī' (xi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 腊 xī (xi1)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 腊 xī (xi1)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

希腊 (希臘)
腊月 (臘月)

Uncommon

腊八粥 (臘八粥)
腊梅 (臘梅)
腊肠 (臘腸)

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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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