• 2009th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. āi (ai1)in order • in sequence • close to • adjacent to
2. ái (ai2)to suffer • to endure • to pull through (hard times) • to delay • to stall • to play for time • to dawdle

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for āi (ai1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for āi (ai1)The component is pronounced as '' (si1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for āi (ai1)The component is pronounced as 'shǐ' (shi3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for ái (ai2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi3). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for ái (ai2)The component is pronounced as '' (si1). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for ái (ai2)The component is pronounced as 'shǐ' (shi3). It has the same pinyin final.
📚Save to a study list and track your progressSign up to create custom character lists, mark characters as learned, and build your knowledge step by step.

Example Words

Common

挨骂 (挨罵)
挨饿 (挨餓)

Uncommon

挨家 
挨家挨户 (挨家挨戶)
挨打 
挨批 
挨揍 

RareShow 28

#Back to top
  • 3533rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zòu (zou4)to beat up • to break to pieces

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zòu (zou4)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin final.
📚Save to a study list and track your progressSign up to create custom character lists, mark characters as learned, and build your knowledge step by step.

Example Words

Uncommon

挨揍 
欠揍 

RareShow 1

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.