• 1443rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (sa1)to let go • to cast • to let loose • to discharge • to give expression to
2. (sa3)to scatter • to sprinkle • to spill

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (sa1)The component is pronounced as 'sǎn' (san3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (sa1)The component is pronounced as 'sàn' (san4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (sa3)The component is pronounced as 'sǎn' (san3). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for (sa3)The component is pronounced as 'sàn' (san4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

凯撒 (凱撒)
撒娇 (撒嬌)
撒谎 (撒謊)
播撒 

Uncommon

弥撒 (彌撒)
撒切尔 (撒切爾)
撒哈拉 
撒尿 
撒手 
撒旦 
撒泼 (撒潑)
撒网 (撒網)
撒野 
耶路撒冷 

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  • 712th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 176 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Ha1)abbr. for Kazakhstan • abbr. for Harbin
2. (ha1)laughter • yawn
3. (ha3)a Pekinese • a pug

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ha1)The component is pronounced as '' (he2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ha3)The component is pronounced as '' (he2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

哈哈 

Uncommon

哈佛 
哈哈大笑 
哈尔滨 (哈爾濱)
嘻哈 

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  • 324th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 580 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (la1)to pull • to play (a bowed instrument) • to drag • to draw • to chat

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (la1)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

卡拉 
拉屎 
拉手 
拉拉 
拉肚子 
拉链 (拉鏈)
拉开 (拉開)
拉面 (拉麵)
沙拉 
香格里拉 

Uncommon

亚伯拉罕 (亞伯拉罕)
伊拉克 
杰拉德 (傑拉德)
克拉 
克拉克 
克拉玛依 (克拉瑪依)
凯迪拉克 (凱迪拉克)
划拉 
勃拉姆斯 
南斯拉夫 
吉拉德 
呼拉圈 
哥斯拉 
喜马拉雅 (喜馬拉雅)
喜马拉雅山 (喜馬拉雅山)
噶拉 
堪培拉 
委内瑞拉 (委內瑞拉)
孟加拉 
孟加拉国 (孟加拉國)
安拉 
尼加拉瓜 
左拉 
布拉格 
布达拉宫 (布達拉宮)
希拉里 
手拉手 
扒拉 
拉丁 
拉丁舞 
拉伸 
拉倒 
拉伤 (拉傷)
拉入 
拉力 
拉力赛 (拉力賽)
拉布拉多 
拉扯 
拉拉队 (拉拉隊)
拉拢 (拉攏)
拉斐尔 (拉斐爾)
拉斯维加斯 (拉斯維加斯)
拉杆 
拉格朗日 
拉比 
拉环 (拉環)
拉登 
拉皮 
拉票 
拉筋 
拉紧 (拉緊)
拉美 
拉莫斯 
拉萨 (拉薩)
拉锯 (拉鋸)
拉锯战 (拉鋸戰)
拉长 (拉長)
拉高 
拉齐奥 (拉齊奧)
拖拉 
拖拉机 (拖拉機)
拖拖拉拉 
提拉米苏 (提拉米蘇)
摩托罗拉 (摩托羅拉)
撒哈拉 
撒哈拉沙漠 
易拉罐 
本拉登 
柏拉图 (柏拉圖)
沙特阿拉伯 
法拉 
法拉利 
法拉第 
海拉尔 (海拉爾)
潘多拉 
乌拉圭 (烏拉圭)
玛莎拉蒂 (瑪莎拉蒂)
科罗拉多 (科羅拉多)
稀稀拉拉 
米拉 
维拉 (維拉)
耷拉 
色拉 
色拉油 
莎拉 
莎拉波娃 
萨拉戈萨 (薩拉戈薩)
苏格拉底 (蘇格拉底)
贝拉 (貝拉)
贝拉米 (貝拉米)
赫拉 
达拉斯 (達拉斯)
阿拉 
阿拉丁 
阿拉伯 
阿拉伯人 
阿拉伯海 
阿拉伯语 (阿拉伯語)
阿拉斯加 
马尼拉 (馬尼拉)
马拉 (馬拉)
马拉加 (馬拉加)
马拉多纳 (馬拉多納)
马拉松 (馬拉松)

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  • 846th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 192 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (Sha1)surname Sha
2. shā (sha1)granule • hoarse • raspy • sand • powder • CL:粒[li4] • abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shǎo' (shao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shào' (shao4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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also appears in:

Example Words

Common

沙场 (沙場)
沙拉 
沙漠 
沙滩 (沙灘)
沙发 (沙發)
长沙 (長沙)

Uncommon

冰沙 
南沙 
南沙区 (南沙區)
尖沙咀 
川沙 
沙丁鱼 (沙丁魚)
沙丘 
沙僧 
沙哑 (沙啞)
沙坪坝 (沙坪壩)
沙尘暴 (沙塵暴)
沙子 
沙巴 
沙市 
沙律 
沙沙 
沙河 
沙洲 
沙漏 
沙湾 (沙灣)
沙特 
沙特阿拉伯 
沙田 
沙画 (沙畫)
沙皇 
沙石 
沙砾 (沙礫)
沙粒 
沙县 (沙縣)
沙袋 
沙锅 (沙鍋)
沙头角 (沙頭角)
沙龙 (沙龍)
泥沙 
白沙 
细沙 (細沙)
豆沙 
豆沙包 
金沙 
金沙江 
长沙市 (長沙市)
风沙 (風沙)

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  • 1775th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mo4)desert • unconcerned

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (mo4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

冷漠 

Uncommon

沙漠 
淡漠 
漠然 
漠视 (漠視)

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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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