1. 張
  2. 居
  3. 正

張

Previous (死)Next (该)
  • 318th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 137 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
張→
弓長
2Radical
張→
弓bow長long/grow
3Graphical
張→
匚㇉彐一乚冫

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

Example Words

Common

张居正 (張居正)
扩张 (擴張)
紧张 (緊張)
夸张 (誇張)

Uncommon

主张 (主張)
嚣张 (囂張)
张三 (張三)
张伯伦 (張伯倫)
张力 (張力)
张口 (張口)
张国荣 (張國榮)
张大千 (張大千)
张学友 (張學友)
张学良 (張學良)
张家口 (張家口)
张家港 (張家港)
张家界 (張家界)
张弛 (張弛)
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)
张牙舞爪 (張牙舞爪)
张罗 (張羅)
张艺谋 (張藝謀)
张贴 (張貼)
张开 (張開)
张韶涵 (張韶涵)
张飞 (張飛)
慌张 (慌張)
东张西望 (東張西望)
纸张 (紙張)
声张 (聲張)
铺张浪费 (鋪張浪費)
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 130 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.

Appears In

居 also appears in:
据剧锯踞倨裾琚椐鋸艍

Example Words

Common

居然 

Uncommon

同居 
家居 
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 273 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.

Appears In

正 also appears in:
政证整征症怔歪焉罡钲証

Example Words

Common

反正 
正品 
正在 
正常 
正式 
真正 

Uncommon

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正规 (正規)
正视 (正視)
正道 
正面 
纠正 (糾正)

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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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