• 1058th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 70 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Tu2)surname Tu
2. (tu2)disciple • apprentice • believer • on foot • bare or empty • to no avail • only • prison sentence

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

徒劳 (徒勞)
徒弟 
徒步 
歹徒 
异教徒 (異教徒)
门徒 (門徒)

Uncommon

使徒 
信徒 
叛徒 
司徒 
囚徒 
基督徒 
学徒 (學徒)
安徒生 
师徒 (師徒)
徒刑 
徒劳无功 (徒勞無功)
徒手 
徒然 
教徒 
暴徒 
圣徒 (聖徒)
赌徒 (賭徒)
高徒 

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  • 1085th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 77 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xíng (Xing2)surname Xing
2. xíng (xing2)punishment • penalty • sentence • torture • corporal punishment

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

刑事 
刑警 
死刑 

Uncommon

刑场 (刑場)
刑法 
刑罚 (刑罰)
判刑 
徒刑 
获刑 (獲刑)
缓刑 (緩刑)
酷刑 
量刑 

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.