• 1064th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 82 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
No glyph availabletwocontainer
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Qu1)surname Qu
2. (qu1)bent • crooked • wrong
3. (qu3)tune • song • CL:支[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (qu1)The component is pronounced as '' (qu1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (qu3)The component is pronounced as '' (qu1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

单曲 (單曲)
 
歌曲 

Medium Frequency

交响曲 (交響曲)
作曲 
作曲家 
催眠曲 
协奏曲 (協奏曲)
名曲 
夜曲 
奏鸣曲 (奏鳴曲)
委曲 
序曲 
弯曲 (彎曲)
戏曲 (戲曲)
扭曲 
卷曲 (捲曲)
插曲 
曲奇 
曲子 
曲折 
曲目 
曲线 (曲線)
曲艺 (曲藝)
曲解 
曲调 (曲調)
乐曲 (樂曲)
神曲 
编曲 (編曲)
舞曲 
进行曲 (進行曲)
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  • 201st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 122 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiè (Xie4)surname Xie
2. jiě (jie3)to divide • to break up • to split • to separate • to dissolve • to solve • to melt • to remove • to untie • to loosen • to open • to emancipate • to explain • to understand • to know • a solution • a dissection
3. jiè (jie4)to transport under guard
4. xiè (xie4)acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) • variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiě (jie3)The component is pronounced as 'jué' (jue2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiě (jie3)The component is pronounced as 'jiǎo' (jiao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for jiè (jie4)The component is pronounced as 'jué' (jue2). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for jiè (jie4)The component is pronounced as 'jiǎo' (jiao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

了解 
理解 
 
解决 (解決)
解释 (解釋)

Medium Frequency

不解 
分解 
化解 
善解人意 
求解 
溶解 
瓦解 
破解 
缓解 (緩解)
见解 (見解)
解冻 (解凍)
解剖 
解压 (解壓)
解密 
解放 
解放军 (解放軍)
解救 
解散 
解析 
解毒 
解码 (解碼)
解禁 
解答 
解脱 (解脫)
解药 (解藥)
解说 (解說)
解读 (解讀)
解酒 
解锁 (解鎖)
解开 (解開)
解除 
详解 (詳解)
误解 (誤解)
调解 (調解)
谅解 (諒解)
讲解 (講解)
费解 (費解)
辩解 (辯解)
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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.
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