• 3rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.35% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 112 words
  • Component in 17 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)is • are • am • yes • to be

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

但是 
可是 
总是 (總是)
还是 (還是)

Uncommon

只是 
尤其是 
或是 
于是 (於是)
是否 
算是 
老是 
要是 

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  • 283rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 196 words
  • Component in 34 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fēi (Fei1)abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
2. fēi (fei1)to not be • not • wrong • incorrect • non- • un- • in- • to reproach or blame • (colloquial) to insist on • simply must

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fēi (fei1)The component is pronounced as 'fēi' (fei1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

非常 

Uncommon

北非 
南非 
口是心非 
是非 
无可厚非 (無可厚非)
无非 (無非)
莫非 
除非 
非你莫属 (非你莫屬)
非凡 
非法 
非洲 
非礼 (非禮)
非要 
非诚勿扰 (非誠勿擾)

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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.