1. 更
  2. 上
  3. 一
  4. 層
  5. 樓

更

Previous (尔)Next (别)
  • 221st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
更→
一No glyph available
2Radical
更→
一one日sun/day丨line乂N/A
3Graphical
更→
一口一丨乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gēng (geng1)to change or replace • to experience • one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided • watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
2. gèng (geng4)more • even more • further • still • still more

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 更 gēng (geng1)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 更 gèng (geng4)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

更 also appears in:
便硬梗哽埂粳鲠绠筻鯁骾

Example Words

High Frequency

更 
更新 

Medium Frequency

更加 
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上

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Previous (来)Next (大)
  • 16th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.55% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 254 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
上→
⺊一
2Radical
上→
⺊divination一one
3Graphical
上→
丨一一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǎng (shang3)see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
2. shàng (shang4)on top • upon • above • upper • previous • first (of multiple parts) • to climb • to get onto • to go up • to attend (class or university)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

上 also appears in:
让卡忐

Example Words

High Frequency

上 
上班 
早上 
晚上 

Medium Frequency

上下 
上来 (上來)
上传 (上傳)
上午 
上去 
上司 
上天 
上学 (上學)
上市 
上帝 
上床 
上升 (上昇)
上映 
上海 
上演 
上涨 (上漲)
上火 
上班族 
上瘾 (上癮)
上网 (上網)
上线 (上線)
上街 
上课 (上課)
上路 
上身 
上车 (上車)
上辈子 (上輩子)
上门 (上門)
上面 
世上 
以上 
加上 
史上 
向上 
地上 
基本上 
天上 
实际上 (實際上)
爱上 (愛上)
戴上 
楼上 (樓上)
海上 
爬上 
登上 
看上 
穿上 
至上 
赶上 (趕上)
路上 
踏上 
身上 
闭上 (閉上)
马上 (馬上)
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一

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Previous (的)Next (是)
  • 2nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.58% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 433 words
  • Component in 68 characters

Decomposition

1Once
一→
一
2Radical
一→
一one
3Graphical
一→
一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yī (yi1)one • 1 • single • a (article) • as soon as • entire • whole • all • throughout • "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 一 yī (yi1)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

一 also appears in:
一上大子下天本开日无与长十工三正业两二或更再马五且王万干士未百亚土七卫互丽鱼画灭丝末丁乌鸟旦曰丛戈丘丙兀歹丞廿亟丕皿亘戌卅闩韭弋豕匚靣襾

Example Words

High Frequency

一 
一下 
一起 

Medium Frequency

一一 
一下子 
一些 
一切 
一半 
一同 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一大早 
一如既往 
一定 
一手 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一样 (一樣)
一生 
一直 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一点 (一點)
一点点 (一點點)
之一 
初一 
唯一 
在一起 
第一 
周一 (週一)
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層

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Previous (疑)Next (冷)
  • 698th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
層→
尸曾
2Radical
層→
尸corpse丷eight/divide口mouth丨line丷eight/divide日sun/day
3Graphical
層→
丨匚丷口丨丷口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. céng (ceng2)layer • stratum • laminated • floor (of a building) • storey • classifier for layers • repeated • sheaf (math.)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 層 céng (ceng2)The component 曾 is pronounced as 'céng' (ceng2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 層 céng (ceng2)The component 曾 is pronounced as 'zēng' (zeng1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

层 (層)
层次 (層次)

Medium Frequency

上层 (上層)
下层 (下層)
中层 (中層)
内层 (內層)
分层 (分層)
单层 (單層)
基层 (基層)
外层 (外層)
大气层 (大氣層)
夹层 (夾層)
层出不穷 (層出不窮)
层层 (層層)
层楼 (層樓)
层叠 (層疊)
层级 (層級)
层面 (層面)
岩层 (岩層)
岩层 (巖層)
底层 (底層)
断层 (斷層)
更上一层楼 (更上一層樓)
楼层 (樓層)
深层 (深層)
皮层 (皮層)
表层 (表層)
阶层 (階層)
双层 (雙層)
云层 (雲層)
顶层 (頂層)
领导层 (領導層)
高层 (高層)
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樓

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Previous (缺)Next (县)
  • 874th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 64 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
樓→
木婁
2Radical
樓→
木tree口mouth十tenNo glyph available女woman
3Graphical
樓→
一丨八口一丨中㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lóu (lou2)house with more than 1 story • storied building • floor • CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 樓 lóu (lou2)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

楼 (樓)
楼下 (樓下)

Medium Frequency

上楼 (上樓)
人去楼空 (人去樓空)
土楼 (土樓)
城楼 (城樓)
大楼 (大樓)
写字楼 (寫字樓)
教学楼 (教學樓)
更上一层楼 (更上一層樓)
楼上 (樓上)
楼层 (樓層)
楼市 (樓市)
楼房 (樓房)
楼梯 (樓梯)
楼梯口 (樓梯口)
楼盘 (樓盤)
楼台 (樓臺)
楼道 (樓道)
楼顶 (樓頂)
红楼梦 (紅樓夢)
茶楼 (茶樓)
跳楼 (跳樓)
办公楼 (辦公樓)
酒楼 (酒樓)
钟楼 (鐘樓)
阁楼 (閣樓)
顶楼 (頂樓)
高楼 (高樓)
黄鹤楼 (黃鶴樓)
鼓楼 (鼓樓)
鼓楼区 (鼓樓區)
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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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