• 1730th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 30 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiāo (qiao1)to hit • to strike • to tap • to rap • to knock • to rip sb off • to overcharge

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

敲门 (敲門)

Uncommon

推敲 
敲定 
敲打 
敲击 (敲擊)
敲诈 (敲詐)
敲钟 (敲鐘)
敲锣 (敲鑼)
敲响 (敲響)

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  • 903rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōng (Zhong1)surname Zhong
2. zhōng (zhong1)handleless cup • goblet • to concentrate • variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]
3. zhōng (zhong1)variant of 鍾|钟
4. zhōng (zhong1)clock • o'clock • time as measured in hours and minutes • bell • CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

分钟 (分鐘)

Uncommon

时钟 (時鐘)
生物钟 (生物鐘)
秒钟 (秒鐘)
钟情 (鍾情)
钟爱 (鍾愛)
钟楼 (鐘樓)
钟表 (鐘錶)
钟头 (鐘頭)
钟点 (鐘點)
闹钟 (鬧鐘)
点钟 (點鐘)

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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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