• 282nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 314 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shū (Shu1)abbr. for 書經|书经[shu1 jing1]
2. shū (shu1)book • letter • document • CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] • to write

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as '' (yu4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

图书馆 (圖書館)
情书 (情書)
书包 (書包)
书写 (書寫)
书店 (書店)
书记 (書記)
看书 (看書)
秘书 (秘書)
读书 (讀書)

Uncommon

上书 (上書)
出书 (出書)
副书记 (副書記)
丛书 (叢書)
史书 (史書)
图书 (圖書)
天书 (天書)
念书 (念書)
教书 (教書)
教科书 (教科書)
文书 (文書)
书信 (書信)
书名 (書名)
书呆子 (書呆子)
书房 (書房)
书本 (書本)
书架 (書架)
书桌 (書桌)
书柜 (書櫃)
书法 (書法)
书法家 (書法家)
书画 (書畫)
书签 (書簽)
书籍 (書籍)
书评 (書評)
书院 (書院)
书面 (書面)
书页 (書頁)
书香 (書香)
琴棋书画 (琴棋書畫)
毕业证书 (畢業證書)
疾书 (疾書)
白皮书 (白皮書)
百科全书 (百科全書)
秘书长 (秘書長)
经书 (經書)
总书记 (總書記)
背书 (背書)
旧书 (舊書)
说明书 (說明書)
证书 (證書)
读书人 (讀書人)
读书会 (讀書會)
遗书 (遺書)
闲书 (閒書)
电子书 (電子書)

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  • 775th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 217 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāng (xiang1)fragrant • sweet smelling • aromatic • savory or appetizing • (to eat) with relish • (of sleep) sound • perfume or spice • joss or incense stick • CL:根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāng (xiang1)The component is pronounced as 'xiāng' (xiang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

香水 
香港 
香蕉 

Uncommon

丁香 
口香糖 
吃香 
夜来香 (夜來香)
书香 (書香)
清香 
浓香 (濃香)
焚香 
烧香 (燒香)
花香 
芳香 
茴香 
香味 
香喷喷 (香噴噴)
香奈儿 (香奈兒)
香山 
香巢 
香料 
香格里拉 
香橙 
香槟 (香檳)
香气 (香氣)
香油 
香洲区 (香洲區)
香港人 
香火 
香烟 (香煙)
香烛 (香燭)
香炉 (香爐)
香甜 
香皂 
香肠 (香腸)
香草 
香菇 
香菜 
香薰 
香醇 
郁金香 (鬱金香)

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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.