• 3912th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (xu1)11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (xu1)The component is pronounced as '' (wu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

丙戌 
壬戌 
庚戌 
戊戌 
戌时 (戌時)
甲戌 
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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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