• 143rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 440 words
  • Component in 353 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǒu (shou3)hand • (formal) to hold • person engaged in certain types of work • person skilled in certain types of work • personal(ly) • convenient • CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shǒu (shou3)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

分手 
射手 
射手座 
手机 (手機)
手气 (手氣)

Uncommon

一手 
上手 
下手 
二手 
二手房 
人手 
伸手 
凶手 (兇手)
入手 
出手 
到手 
助手 
动手 (動手)
右手 
对手 (對手)
左手 
帮手 (幫手)
手下 
手册 (手冊)
手动 (手動)
手势 (手勢)
手套 
手写 (手寫)
手工 
手心 
手指 
手掌 
手提包 
手段 
手法 
手稿 
手续 (手續)
手续费 (手續費)
手腕 
手脚 (手腳)
手臂 
手艺 (手藝)
手术 (手術)
手表 (手錶)
手链 (手鏈)
手镯 (手鐲)
手头 (手頭)
把手 
拉手 
招手 
拱手 
拿手 
措手不及 
握手 
挥手 (揮手)
抢手 (搶手)
携手 (攜手)
放手 
新手 
枪手 (槍手)
歌手 
杀手 (殺手)
洗手 
牵手 (牽手)
空手 
联手 (聯手)
能手 
举手 (舉手)
举手投足 (舉手投足)
着手 (著手)
亲手 (親手)
选手 (選手)
释手 (釋手)
随手 (隨手)
顺手 (順手)
高手 

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  • 111th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.18% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 548 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Ji1)surname Ji
2. (ji1)machine • engine • opportunity • intention • aircraft • pivot • crucial point • flexible (quick-witted) • organic • CL:臺|台[tai2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji1)The component is pronounced as '' (ji1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ji1)The component is pronounced as '' (ji1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for (ji1)The component is pronounced as '' (ji3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

司机 (司機)
手机 (手機)
机场 (機場)
机会 (機會)
机遇 (機遇)
飞机 (飛機)

Uncommon

主机 (主機)
乘机 (乘機)
停机 (停機)
先机 (先機)
动机 (動機)
危机 (危機)
取款机 (取款機)
吹风机 (吹風機)
商机 (商機)
契机 (契機)
座机 (座機)
待机 (待機)
心机 (心機)
战机 (戰機)
战斗机 (戰鬥機)
打印机 (打印機)
打火机 (打火機)
投机 (投機)
拖拉机 (拖拉機)
接机 (接機)
摄像机 (攝像機)
搅拌机 (攪拌機)
收音机 (收音機)
时机 (時機)
有机 (有機)
机制 (機制)
机动 (機動)
机动车 (機動車)
机器 (機器)
机器人 (機器人)
机房 (機房)
机敏 (機敏)
机智 (機智)
机械 (機械)
机构 (機構)
机油 (機油)
机率 (機率)
机票 (機票)
机缘 (機緣)
机能 (機能)
机身 (機身)
机车 (機車)
机长 (機長)
机关 (機關)
机灵 (機靈)
机体 (機體)
死机 (死機)
洗衣机 (洗衣機)
照相机 (照相機)
玄机 (玄機)
班机 (班機)
生机 (生機)
登机 (登機)
登机口 (登機口)
登机牌 (登機牌)
发动机 (發動機)
直升机 (直升機)
相机 (相機)
耳机 (耳機)
良机 (良機)
计算机 (計算機)
趁机 (趁機)
转机 (轉機)
游戏机 (遊戲機)
开机 (開機)
关机 (關機)
随机 (隨機)
电视机 (電視機)
飞机场 (飛機場)
饮水机 (飲水機)

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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.