• 913th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 121 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiù (jiu4)old • opposite: new 新 • former • worn (with age)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

依旧 (依舊)
怀旧 (懷舊)

Uncommon

仍旧 (仍舊)
个旧 (個舊)
废旧 (廢舊)
念旧 (念舊)
恋旧 (戀舊)
折旧 (折舊)
叙旧 (敘舊)
照旧 (照舊)
破旧 (破舊)
老旧 (老舊)
旧事 (舊事)
旧友 (舊友)
旧地 (舊地)
旧址 (舊址)
旧年 (舊年)
旧情 (舊情)
旧日 (舊日)
旧时 (舊時)
旧历 (舊曆)
旧书 (舊書)
旧版 (舊版)
旧物 (舊物)
旧账 (舊賬)
旧金山 (舊金山)
陈旧 (陳舊)

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  • 594th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 89 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǒu (you3)friend

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yǒu (you3)The component is pronounced as 'yòu' (you4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

好友 
朋友 

Uncommon

交友 
友情 
友谊 (友誼)
女友 
女朋友 
小朋友 
男友 
男朋友 
网友 (網友)
亲朋好友 (親朋好友)

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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.