1. 张
  2. 居
  3. 正

张

Previous (死)Next (该)
  • 318th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 81 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
张→
弓长
2Radical
张→
弓bow长long/grow
3Graphical
张→
匚㇉乚冫一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhāng (Zhang1)surname Zhang
2. zhāng (zhang1)to open up • to spread • sheet of paper • classifier for flat objects, sheet • classifier for votes

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 张 zhāng (zhang1)The component 长 is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 张 zhāng (zhang1)The component 长 is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

张 also appears in:
涨

Example Words

High Frequency

张 (張)
紧张 (緊張)

Medium Frequency

主张 (主張)
嚣张 (囂張)
张口 (張口)
张国荣 (張國榮)
张学友 (張學友)
张家界 (張家界)
张居正 (張居正)
张惠妹 (張惠妹)
张爱玲 (張愛玲)
张扬 (張揚)
张望 (張望)
张柏芝 (張柏芝)
张灯结彩 (張燈結彩)
张艺谋 (張藝謀)
张开 (張開)
张韶涵 (張韶涵)
慌张 (慌張)
扩张 (擴張)
夸张 (誇張)
开张 (開張)
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居

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Previous (置)Next (劳)
  • 677th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 78 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
居→
尸古
2Radical
居→
尸corpse十ten口mouth
3Graphical
居→
丨匚一丨口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jū (Ju1)surname Ju
2. jī (ji1)(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
3. jū (ju1)to reside • to be (in a certain position) • to store up • to be at a standstill • residence • house • restaurant • classifier for bedrooms

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 居 jī (ji1)The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 居 jī (ji1)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 居 jū (ju1)The component 古 is pronounced as 'gǔ' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

居 also appears in:
据剧锯踞倨裾琚椐鋸艍

Example Words

High Frequency

居然 

Medium Frequency

同居 
家居 
居 
居住 
居室 
居家 
居民 
张居正 (張居正)
故居 
蜗居 (蝸居)
邻居 (鄰居)
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正

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Previous (点)Next (业)
  • 129th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 148 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
正→
一止
2Radical
正→
一one止stop
3Graphical
正→
一丨一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)first month of the lunar year
2. zhèng (zheng4)just (right) • main • upright • straight • correct • positive • greater than zero • principle

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 正 zhēng (zheng1)The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 正 zhèng (zheng4)The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

正 also appears in:
政证整征症怔歪焉罡钲証

Example Words

High Frequency

反正 
正 
正在 
正式 
真正 

Medium Frequency

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正品 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正常 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正道 
正面 
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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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