• 235th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 90 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cái (cai2)ability • talent • sb of a certain type • a capable individual • only • only then • just now
2. cái (cai2)a moment ago • just now • (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until • (followed by a numerical clause) only

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

人才 
刚才 (剛才)
天才 

Uncommon

口才 
奇才 
奴才 
才子 
才子佳人 
才能 
才华 (才華)
才华横溢 (才華橫溢)
才艺 (才藝)
方才 
秀才 

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  • 37th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.33% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 1376 words
  • Component in 109 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (zi3)son • child • seed • egg • small thing • 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat • Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
2. zi (zi5)(noun suffix)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (zi3)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (zi3)The component is pronounced as '' (zi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for (zi3)The component is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for zi (zi5)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for zi (zi5)The component is pronounced as '' (zi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
6. Pronunciation clue for zi (zi5)The component is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

儿子 (兒子)
女子 
妻子 
孩子 
房子 
日子 
样子 (樣子)
狮子 (獅子)
狮子座 (獅子座)
王子 
男子 
老子 
肚子 
脑子 (腦子)
辈子 (輩子)
双子 (雙子)
鞋子 
饺子 (餃子)
鼻子 

Uncommon

一下子 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一阵子 (一陣子)
上辈子 (上輩子)
下辈子 (下輩子)
丸子 
仙子 
份子 
分子 (份子)
位子 
例子 
个子 (個子)
傻子 
兔子 
公子 
凳子 
刀子 
刷子 
勺子 
包子 
包饺子 (包餃子)
半辈子 (半輩子)
卷子 
口子 
句子 
君子 
呆子 
呢子 
单子 (單子)
嗓子 
因子 
圈子 
圆子 (圓子)
夜猫子 (夜貓子)
大肚子 
天子 
太子 
夹子 (夾子)
妮子 
妹子 
侄子 (姪子)
娃子 
婊子 
嫂子 
娘子 (孃子)
子女 
子孙 (子孫)
子宫 (子宮)
子弹 (子彈)
子时 (子時)
孔子 
孩子们 (孩子們)
孩子气 (孩子氣)
孙子 (孫子)
学子 (學子)
家子 
小伙子 
小子 
屋子 
帖子 
帽子 
弟子 
影子 
性子 
扇子 
才子 
才子佳人 
拉肚子 
曲子 
月子 
本子 
村子 
杯子 
林子 
果子 
架子 
柚子 
柱子 
柿子 
栗子 
格子 
桃子 
桌子 
桔子 
梅子 
梨子 
梯子 
棋子 
棍子 
棒子 
椅子 
椰子 
榛子 
乐子 (樂子)
橘子 
橙子 
柜子 (櫃子)
段子 
母子 
毯子 
沙子 
浪子 
汉子 (漢子)
燕子 
爪子 
父子 
片子 
牌子 
猴子 
瓜子 
瓶子 
生子 
男子汉 (男子漢)
痞子 
疯子 (瘋子)
瘦子 
皇子 
盒子 
盘子 (盤子)
看样子 (看樣子)
瞎子 
种子 (種子)
稿子 
窗子 
童子 
竹子 
笛子 
筷子 
箱子 
笼子 (籠子)
粽子 
精子 
团子 (糰子)
绳子 (繩子)
罐子 
老妈子 (老媽子)
老样子 (老樣子)
老头子 (老頭子)
耗子 
肚子痛 
胖子 
脖子 
肠子 (腸子)
胆子 (膽子)
茄子 
叶子 (葉子)
盖子 (蓋子)
莲子 (蓮子)
蚊子 
虫子 (蟲子)
蝎子 (蠍子)
袋子 
袖子 
被子 
裙子 
裤子 (褲子)
袜子 (襪子)
亲子 (親子)
豆子 
豹子 
贩子 (販子)
赤子 
身子 
车子 (車子)
轮子 (輪子)
辣子 
辫子 (辮子)
游子 (遊子)
金子 
钉子 (釘子)
扣子 (釦子)
银子 (銀子)
锤子 (錘子)
链子 (鏈子)
镜子 (鏡子)
院子 
阵子 (陣子)
双子座 (雙子座)
电子 (電子)
电子书 (電子書)
面子 
靴子 
鞭子 
领子 (領子)
风信子 (風信子)
饿肚子 (餓肚子)
馆子 (館子)
骗子 (騙子)
骡子 (騾子)
骨子 
骰子 
胡子 (鬍子)
鬼子 
鸭子 (鴨子)
鸽子 (鴿子)
点子 (點子)

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  • 1581st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 50 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiā (jia1)beautiful • fine • good

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

佳人 
佳节 (佳節)

Uncommon

乱世佳人 (亂世佳人)
佳期 
佳绩 (佳績)
佳能 
佳肴 (佳餚)
佳丽 (佳麗)
才子佳人 
最佳 
欠佳 

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  • 7th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.97% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1365 words
  • Component in 942 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rén (ren2)man • person • people • CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for rén (ren2)The component is pronounced as 'rén' (ren2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

中国人 (中國人)
人人 
人们 (人們)
人品 
人家 
人民 
人气 (人氣)
人生 
人类 (人類)
个人 (個人)
别人 (別人)
女人 
家人 
恋人 (戀人)
男人 
美人 
达人 (達人)

Uncommon

一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
不求人 
不为人知 (不為人知)
世人 
丢人 (丟人)
主人 
主人公 
主持人 
乱世佳人 (亂世佳人)
人世 
人事 
人儿 (人兒)
人力 
人参 (人參)
人口 
人命 
人员 (人員)
人均 
人士 
人大 
人妖 
人山人海 
人工 
人心 
人性 
人情 
人意 
人手 
人才 
人数 (人數)
人文 
人格 
人权 (人權)
人次 
人民币 (人民幣)
人民网 (人民網)
人流 
人海 
人潮 
人为 (人為)
人物 
人缘 (人緣)
人群 
人脉 (人脈)
人身 
人造 
人选 (人選)
人间 (人間)
人际 (人際)
人头 (人頭)
人马 (人馬)
人体 (人體)
人鱼 (人魚)
他人 
仙人 
仙人掌 
代言人 
佳人 
候选人 (候選人)
伟人 (偉人)
做人 
传人 (傳人)
凡人 
凯尔特人 (凱爾特人)
出人意料 
创始人 (創始人)
动人 (動人)
北京人 
友人 
古人 
同龄人 (同齡人)
名人 
咄咄逼人 
商人 
单人 (單人)
国人 (國人)
坏人 (壞人)
外人 
外国人 (外國人)
外星人 
大人 
夫人 
妇人 (婦人)
嫁人 
嫌疑人 
客人 
害人 
富人 
工人 
巨人 
常人 
年轻人 (年輕人)
庸人 
待人 
后人 (後人)
怪人 
情人 
情人节 (情人節)
惹人 
意大利人 
爱人 (愛人)
感人 
懒人 (懶人)
成人 
成年人 
才子佳人 
招人 
故人 
敌人 (敵人)
文人 
新人 
旁人 
日本人 
有情人 
有钱人 (有錢人)
本人 
某人 
乐于助人 (樂於助人)
机器人 (機器人)
死人 
残疾人 (殘疾人)
杀人 (殺人)
法国人 (法國人)
浪人 
港人 
无人 (無人)
烦人 (煩人)
熟人 
犯人 
猎人 (獵人)
当事人 (當事人)
病人 
发言人 (發言人)
盲人 
众人 (眾人)
神人 
私人 
穷人 (窮人)
纳税人 (納稅人)
线人 (線人)
骂人 (罵人)
美人计 (美人計)
美国人 (美國人)
老人 
老人家 
老年人 
圣人 (聖人)
自己人 
自欺欺人 
英国人 (英國人)
华人 (華人)
艺人 (藝人)
行人 
亲人 (親人)
诗人 (詩人)
诱人 (誘人)
负责人 (負責人)
贵人 (貴人)
贱人 (賤人)
走人 
超人 
路人 
军人 (軍人)
迷人 
送人 
过人 (過人)
陌生人 
雪人 
雷人 
韩国人 (韓國人)
领导人 (領導人)
香港人 
骗人 (騙人)
惊人 (驚人)
高人 
黑人 

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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.