• 1176th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chōu (chou1)to draw out • to pull out from in between • to remove part of the whole • (of certain plants) to sprout or bud • to whip or thrash

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chōu (chou1)The component is pronounced as 'yóu' (you2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chōu (chou1)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

抽取 
抽烟 (抽煙)
抽奖 (抽獎)

Uncommon

抽出 
抽屉 (抽屜)
抽搐 
抽空 
抽筋 
抽血 
抽象 
抽风 (抽風)

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  • 730th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 85 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
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3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎn (jian3)to check • to examine • to inspect • to exercise restraint

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiǎn (jian3)The component is pronounced as 'qiān' (qian1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

安检 (安檢)
检查 (檢查)
检测 (檢測)
检索 (檢索)
检讨 (檢討)
检验 (檢驗)
体检 (體檢)

Uncommon

抽检 (抽檢)
检修 (檢修)
检出 (檢出)
检察 (檢察)
检察官 (檢察官)
检察院 (檢察院)
检查站 (檢查站)
检疫 (檢疫)
检视 (檢視)
检阅 (檢閱)
检点 (檢點)
产检 (產檢)
纪检 (紀檢)
质检 (質檢)

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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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