• 629th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 179 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (pu3)general • popular • everywhere • universal

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

普通 

Uncommon

吉普 
惠普 
普世 
普京 
普及 
普吉 
普天同庆 (普天同慶)
普宁 (普寧)
普宁市 (普寧市)
普希金 
普普通通 
普查 
普洱 
普洱茶 
普照 
普罗旺斯 (普羅旺斯)
普通人 
普通话 (普通話)
普遍 
普陀 
普陀区 (普陀區)
普陀山 
标普 (標普)
科普 

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  • 190th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 384 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tōng (tong1)to go through • to know well • (suffix) expert • to connect • to communicate • open • to clear • classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
2. tòng (tong4)classifier for sections of music playing • classifier for bouts of unpleasant language

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tōng (tong1)The component is pronounced as 'tǒng' (tong3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for tōng (tong1)The component is pronounced as 'yǒng' (yong3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for tōng (tong1)The component is pronounced as 'yòng' (yong4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for tòng (tong4)The component is pronounced as 'tǒng' (tong3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for tòng (tong4)The component is pronounced as 'yǒng' (yong3). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for tòng (tong4)The component is pronounced as 'yòng' (yong4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

交通 
普通 
沟通 (溝通)
联通 (聯通)
通宵 
通常 
通知 
通过 (通過)
开通 (開通)

Uncommon

亨通 
全球通 
南通 
卡通 
圆通 (圓通)
想通 
打通 
接通 
扑通 (撲通)
普普通通 
普通话 (普通話)
畅通 (暢通)
水泄不通 (水洩不通)
流通 
灯火通明 (燈火通明)
相通 
精通 
网通 (網通)
变通 (變通)
通俗 
通信 
通勤 
通向 
通告 
通报 (通報)
通州 
通往 
通畅 (通暢)
通气 (通氣)
通用 
通病 
通红 (通紅)
通缉 (通緝)
通胀 (通脹)
通行 
通行证 (通行證)
通讯 (通訊)
通讯录 (通訊錄)
通话 (通話)
通货膨胀 (通貨膨脹)
通车 (通車)
通透 
通通 
通道 
通关 (通關)
通风 (通風)

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  • 7th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.97% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1365 words
  • Component in 942 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rén (ren2)man • person • people • CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for rén (ren2)The component is pronounced as 'rén' (ren2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

中国人 (中國人)
人人 
人们 (人們)
人品 
人家 
人民 
人气 (人氣)
人生 
人类 (人類)
个人 (個人)
别人 (別人)
女人 
家人 
恋人 (戀人)
男人 
美人 
达人 (達人)

Uncommon

一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
不求人 
不为人知 (不為人知)
世人 
丢人 (丟人)
主人 
主人公 
主持人 
乱世佳人 (亂世佳人)
人世 
人事 
人儿 (人兒)
人力 
人参 (人參)
人口 
人命 
人员 (人員)
人均 
人士 
人大 
人妖 
人山人海 
人工 
人心 
人性 
人情 
人意 
人手 
人才 
人数 (人數)
人文 
人格 
人权 (人權)
人次 
人民币 (人民幣)
人民网 (人民網)
人流 
人海 
人潮 
人为 (人為)
人物 
人缘 (人緣)
人群 
人脉 (人脈)
人身 
人造 
人选 (人選)
人间 (人間)
人际 (人際)
人头 (人頭)
人马 (人馬)
人体 (人體)
人鱼 (人魚)
他人 
仙人 
仙人掌 
代言人 
佳人 
候选人 (候選人)
伟人 (偉人)
做人 
传人 (傳人)
凡人 
凯尔特人 (凱爾特人)
出人意料 
创始人 (創始人)
动人 (動人)
北京人 
友人 
古人 
同龄人 (同齡人)
名人 
咄咄逼人 
商人 
单人 (單人)
国人 (國人)
坏人 (壞人)
外人 
外国人 (外國人)
外星人 
大人 
夫人 
妇人 (婦人)
嫁人 
嫌疑人 
客人 
害人 
富人 
工人 
巨人 
常人 
年轻人 (年輕人)
庸人 
待人 
后人 (後人)
怪人 
情人 
情人节 (情人節)
惹人 
意大利人 
爱人 (愛人)
感人 
懒人 (懶人)
成人 
成年人 
才子佳人 
招人 
故人 
敌人 (敵人)
文人 
新人 
旁人 
日本人 
有情人 
有钱人 (有錢人)
本人 
某人 
乐于助人 (樂於助人)
机器人 (機器人)
死人 
残疾人 (殘疾人)
杀人 (殺人)
法国人 (法國人)
浪人 
港人 
无人 (無人)
烦人 (煩人)
熟人 
犯人 
猎人 (獵人)
当事人 (當事人)
病人 
发言人 (發言人)
盲人 
众人 (眾人)
神人 
私人 
穷人 (窮人)
纳税人 (納稅人)
线人 (線人)
骂人 (罵人)
美人计 (美人計)
美国人 (美國人)
老人 
老人家 
老年人 
圣人 (聖人)
自己人 
自欺欺人 
英国人 (英國人)
华人 (華人)
艺人 (藝人)
行人 
亲人 (親人)
诗人 (詩人)
诱人 (誘人)
负责人 (負責人)
贵人 (貴人)
贱人 (賤人)
走人 
超人 
路人 
军人 (軍人)
迷人 
送人 
过人 (過人)
陌生人 
雪人 
雷人 
韩国人 (韓國人)
领导人 (領導人)
香港人 
骗人 (騙人)
惊人 (驚人)
高人 
黑人 

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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.