• 681st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 115 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pái (pai2)a row • a line • to set in order • to arrange • to line up • to eliminate • to drain • to push open • platoon • raft • classifier for lines, rows etc

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

排名 

Uncommon

安排 
彩排 
排出 
排毒 
排球 
排练 (排練)
排行 
排行榜 
排除 
排队 (排隊)
排骨 
牛排 

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  • 259th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 854 words
  • Component in 171 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shān (Shan1)surname Shan
2. shān (shan1)mountain • hill • anything that resembles a mountain • CL:座[zuo4] • bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons • gable

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shān (shan1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for shān (shan1)The component is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

中山 
人山人海 
佛山 
佛山市 
冰山 
唐山 
山寨 
山村 
山东 (山東)
山楂 
山水 
山药 (山藥)
山西 
山顶 (山頂)
江山 
爬山 
赵本山 (趙本山)

Uncommon

上山 
中山市 
丹霞山 
九华山 (九華山)
乳山 
五指山 
五台山 (五臺山)
井冈山 (井岡山)
亚历山大 (亞歷山大)
伏牛山 
侃大山 
保山 
仓山 (倉山)
出山 
北山 
南山 
南山区 (南山區)
台山 
台山市 
名山 
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
大山 
天山 
孙中山 (孫中山)
富士山 
宝山 (寶山)
宝山区 (寶山區)
山上 
山丘 
山势 (山勢)
山区 (山區)
山口 
山地 
山坡 
山城 
山寨机 (山寨機)
山峰 
山崖 
山峦 (山巒)
山巅 (山巔)
山东省 (山東省)
山歌 
山水画 (山水畫)
山河 
山洞 
山洪 
山涧 (山澗)
山火 
山穷水尽 (山窮水盡)
山竹 
山羊 
山脉 (山脈)
山脚 (山腳)
山芋 
山庄 (山莊)
山西省 
山谷 
山贼 (山賊)
山路 
山野 
山门 (山門)
山头 (山頭)
山体 (山體)
岳麓山 
峨眉山 
昆山 (崑山)
昆山市 (崑山市)
昆仑山 (崑崙山)
嵩山 
崂山 (嶗山)
巫山 
常山 
平山 
平顶山 (平頂山)
庐山 (廬山)
恒山 (恆山)
房山 
排山倒海 
文山 
普陀山 
景山 
东山 (東山)
松山 
梁山 
乐山 (樂山)
武夷山 
武当山 (武當山)
气壮山河 (氣壯山河)
泰山 
洪山区 (洪山區)
深山 
火山 
火山口 
火焰山 
燕山 
玉山 
玉龙雪山 (玉龍雪山)
登山 
盘山 (盤山)
眉山 
石景山 
矿山 (礦山)
祁连山 (祁連山)
神山 
福山 
秀山 
穿山甲 
紫金山 
罗浮山 (羅浮山)
群山 
旧金山 (舊金山)
舟山 
舟山市 
花果山 
华山 (華山)
万水千山 (萬水千山)
苍山 (蒼山)
萧山 (蕭山)
萧山区 (蕭山區)
蓝山 (藍山)
蜀山 
衡山 
象山 
跋山涉水 
军令如山 (軍令如山)
过山车 (過山車)
金山 
釜山 
长白山 (長白山)
开山 (開山)
关山 (關山)
阿尔卑斯山 (阿爾卑斯山)
阿里山 
阳山 (陽山)
隔山 
雁荡山 (雁蕩山)
青城山 
青山 
靠山 
鞍山 
韶山 
香山 
马鞍山 (馬鞍山)
骊山 (驪山)
高山 
凤山 (鳳山)
鹤山 (鶴山)
黄山 (黃山)
黑山 
龙山 (龍山)

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  • 608th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 167 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǎo (dao3)to fall • to collapse • to topple • to fail • to go bankrupt • to change (trains or buses) • to move around • to sell • to speculate (buying and selling, also 搗|捣) • profiteer
2. dào (dao4)to place upside down • to invert • to pour • to throw out • to move backwards • however • actually • as a matter of fact • contrary to expectation

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dǎo (dao3)The component is pronounced as 'dào' (dao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for dǎo (dao3)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for dào (dao4)The component is pronounced as 'dào' (dao4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for dào (dao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

倒下 
倒数 (倒數)
倒计时 (倒計時)
倒霉 
翻箱倒柜 (翻箱倒櫃)
跌倒 
颠倒 (顛倒)

Uncommon

倒塌 
倒影 
倒映 
倒流 
倒立 
倒置 
倒贴 (倒貼)
倒车 (倒車)
倒转 (倒轉)
倒退 
倒闭 (倒閉)
倒腾 (倒騰)
倾倒 (傾倒)
反倒 
吓倒 (嚇倒)
压倒 (壓倒)
打倒 
拉倒 
排山倒海 
推倒 
摔倒 
撞倒 
扑倒 (撲倒)
击倒 (擊倒)
晕倒 (暈倒)
滑倒 
潦倒 
病倒 
神魂颠倒 (神魂顛倒)
绊倒 (絆倒)
翻江倒海 
卧倒 (臥倒)
难倒 (難倒)

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  • 189th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 598 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hǎi (Hai3)surname Hai
2. hǎi (hai3)ocean • sea • CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

上海 
大海 
海南 
海洋 
海量 
海鲜 (海鮮)

Uncommon

上海市 
上海话 (上海話)
下海 
中南海 
五湖四海 
人山人海 
人海 
什刹海 (什剎海)
出海 
刘海 (劉海)
加勒比海 
北海 
北海道 
南海 
南海区 (南海區)
地中海 
威海 
宁海 (寧海)
爱琴海 (愛琴海)
排山倒海 
东海 (東海)
沿海 
法海 
洱海 
海上 
海信 
海南岛 (海南島)
海参 (海參)
海口 
海啸 (海嘯)
海域 
海报 (海報)
海外 
海宁 (海寧)
海岸 
海岸线 (海岸線)
海岛 (海島)
海峡 (海峽)
海带 (海帶)
海底 
海拔 
海星 
海景 
海枯石烂 (海枯石爛)
海归 (海歸)
海水 
海浪 
海港 
海淀 (海澱)
海淀区 (海澱區)
海滨 (海濱)
海滩 (海灘)
海湾 (海灣)
海尔 (海爾)
海珠 
海珠区 (海珠區)
海盗 (海盜)
海米 
海绵 (海綿)
海胆 (海膽)
海航 
海苔 
海藻 
海螺 
海里 (海裡)
海角 
海丰 (海豐)
海豚 
海豹 
海贼 (海賊)
海军 (海軍)
海选 (海選)
海边 (海邊)
海门 (海門)
海阔天空 (海闊天空)
海关 (海關)
海陆 (海陸)
海面 
海风 (海風)
海马 (海馬)
海鸥 (海鷗)
海龟 (海龜)
深海 
渤海 
澄海 
滨海 (濱海)
珠海 
珠海市 
福如东海 (福如東海)
翻江倒海 
脑海 (腦海)
航海 
苦海 
青海 

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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.