• 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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  • 2174th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhàng (zhang4)account • bill • debt • CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhàng (zhang4)The component is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhàng (zhang4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

账单 (賬單)
账户 (賬戶)
账号 (賬號)

Uncommon

付账 (付賬)
流水账 (流水賬)
混账 (混賬)
结账 (結賬)
旧账 (舊賬)
记账 (記賬)
账本 (賬本)
账簿 (賬簿)
转账 (轉賬)
进账 (進賬)

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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.