• 2458th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǎn (zhan3)to behead (as form of capital punishment) • to chop

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

斩断 (斬斷)

Uncommon

先斩后奏 (先斬後奏)
快刀斩乱麻 (快刀斬亂麻)
斩杀 (斬殺)
斩草除根 (斬草除根)
斩钉截铁 (斬釘截鐵)
斩首 (斬首)

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  • 481st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 140 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǒu (shou3)head • chief • first (occasion, thing etc) • classifier for poems, songs etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shǒu (shou3)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

回首 
首先 
首都 
首页 (首頁)

Uncommon

元首 
匕首 
昂首 
榜首 
为首 (為首)
罪魁祸首 (罪魁禍首)
翘首 (翹首)
聚首 
自首 
首富 
首席 
首映 
首次 
首尔 (首爾)
首发 (首發)
首相 
首要 
首选 (首選)
首长 (首長)
首领 (首領)
首饰 (首飾)

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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.