• 261st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 87 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǐ (zhi3)finger • to point at or to • to indicate or refer to • to depend on • to count on • (of hair) to stand on end

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhǐ (zhi3)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhǐ (zhi3)The component is pronounced as '' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhǐ (zhi3)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

手指 
 
指数 (指數)
指甲 

Medium Frequency

中指 
大拇指 
戒指 
手指头 (手指頭)
拇指 
指令 
指出 
指南 
指向 
指定 
指导 (指導)
指尖 
指引 
指手画脚 (指手畫腳)
指挥 (指揮)
指教 
指望 
指标 (指標)
指甲油 
指示 
指纹 (指紋)
指责 (指責)
指路 
指针 (指針)
指头 (指頭)
指点 (指點)
无名指 (無名指)
股指 
食指 
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  • 28th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.39% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 312 words
  • Component in 22 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chū (chu1)to go out • to come out • to occur • to produce • to go beyond • to rise • to put forth • to happen • classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chū (chu1)The component is pronounced as 'chū' (chu1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

付出 
 
出来 (出來)
出去 
出现 (出現)
出发 (出發)
出门 (出門)

Medium Frequency

伸出 
作出 
做出 
出世 
出乎 
出乎意料 
出事 
出人意料 
出入 
出动 (出動)
出口 
出名 
出品 
出售 
出国 (出國)
出场 (出場)
出奇 
出嫁 
出局 
出差 
出师 (出師)
出席 
出息 
出手 
出于 (出於)
出汗 
出没 (出沒)
出海 
出炉 (出爐)
出版 
出生 
出众 (出眾)
出租 
出租车 (出租車)
出声 (出聲)
出自 
出台 (出臺)
出色 
出处 (出處)
出血 
出行 
出卖 (出賣)
出路 
出身 
出轨 (出軌)
出游 (出遊)
出道 
出错 (出錯)
出院 
出面 
出头 (出頭)
取出 
外出 
得出 
复出 (復出)
想出 
找出 
拍出 
拿出 
指出 
掏出 
排出 
推出 
提出 
播出 
支出 
放出 
日出 
派出所 
流出 
演出 
发出 (發出)
看出 
突出 
冲出 (衝出)
认出 (認出)
说出 (說出)
卖出 (賣出)
走出 
超出 
跳出 
退出 
选出 (選出)
迈出 (邁出)
长出 (長出)
露出 
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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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