• 979th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. páng (pang2)beside • one side • other • side • self • the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for páng (pang2)The component is pronounced as 'fāng' (fang1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

旁边 (旁邊)

Uncommon

一旁 
旁人 
旁白 
旁观 (旁觀)
旁观者 (旁觀者)

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  • 1498th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 96 words
  • Component in 33 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)clan name • maiden name
2. zhī (zhi1)see 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] and 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

姓氏 
摄氏 (攝氏)
摄氏度 (攝氏度)

Uncommon

人氏 
元氏 
吕氏春秋 (呂氏春秋)
巴氏 
旁氏 
李氏 
梅氏 
段氏 
氏族 
沙门氏菌 (沙門氏菌)
无名氏 (無名氏)
卢氏 (盧氏)
罗氏 (羅氏)
华氏 (華氏)
里氏 
庞氏 (龐氏)

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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.