• 351st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 180 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shōu (shou1)to receive • to accept • to collect • to restrain • to stop • in care of (used on address line after name)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shōu (shou1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

收到 
收拾 
收获 (收獲)
收藏 

Uncommon

吸收 
回收 
接收 
收入 
收取 
收回 
收场 (收場)
收尾 
收工 
收复 (收復)
收心 
收敛 (收斂)
收留 
收益 
收盘 (收盤)
收看 
收礼 (收禮)
收纳 (收納)
收紧 (收緊)
收缩 (收縮)
收听 (收聽)
收视率 (收視率)
收费 (收費)
收费站 (收費站)
收购 (收購)
收录 (收錄)
收集 
收音机 (收音機)
收养 (收養)
没收 (沒收)
丰收 (豐收)

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  • 905th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 126 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zàng (Zang4)Tibet • Xizang 西藏
2. cáng (cang2)to conceal • to hide away • to harbor • to store • to collect
3. zàng (zang4)storehouse • depository • Buddhist or Taoist scripture

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cáng (cang2)The component is pronounced as 'zāng' (zang1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for cáng (cang2)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for cáng (cang2)The component is pronounced as 'chǎng' (chang3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for zàng (zang4)The component is pronounced as 'zāng' (zang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for zàng (zang4)The component is pronounced as 'chǎng' (chang3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

收藏 
西藏 
隐藏 (隱藏)

Uncommon

冷藏 
埋藏 
宝藏 (寶藏)
捉迷藏 
掩藏 
暗藏 
珍藏 
私藏 
卧虎藏龙 (臥虎藏龍)
藏族 
藏獒 
蕴藏 (蘊藏)
躲藏 
青藏 

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  • 1756th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 56 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiā (jia1)to press from either side • to place in between • to sandwich • to carry sth under armpit • wedged between • between • to intersperse • to mix • to mingle • clip • folder
2. jiá (jia2)double-layered • lined (garment)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

夹克 (夾克)
夹子 (夾子)
夹杂 (夾雜)
雨夹雪 (雨夾雪)

Uncommon

夹层 (夾層)
夹带 (夾帶)
夹心 (夾心)
夹击 (夾擊)
夹板 (夾板)
夹生 (夾生)
夹生饭 (夾生飯)
夹紧 (夾緊)
夹缝 (夾縫)
夹角 (夾角)
收藏夹 (收藏夾)
文件夹 (文件夾)
皮夹 (皮夾)
钱夹 (錢夾)
发夹 (髮夾)

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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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