• 1118th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhū (Zhu1)surname Zhu
2. zhū (zhu1)vermilion
3. zhū (zhu1)cinnabar • see 硃砂|朱砂[zhu1 sha1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhū (zhu1)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
朱古力 

Medium Frequency

朱元璋 
朱熹 
朱砂 
朱红 (朱紅)
朱镕基 (朱鎔基)
朱雀 
朱丽叶 (朱麗葉)
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  • 3471st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Qi2)surname Qi
2. (qi2)large • vast

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (qi2)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

祁连山 (祁連山)
祁门 (祁門)

Medium Frequency

朱祁镇 (朱祁鎮)
 
祁东 (祁東)
祁东县 (祁東縣)
祁县 (祁縣)
祁连 (祁連)
祁门县 (祁門縣)
祁阳 (祁陽)
祁阳县 (祁陽縣)
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  • 1000th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 55 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhèn (zhen4)composed • small town • to suppress • to press down • to guard • garrison • to cool or chill (food or drinks)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhèn (zhen4)The component is pronounced as 'zhēn' (zhen1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

城镇 (城鎮)
 ()
镇定 (鎮定)

Medium Frequency

冰镇 (冰鎮)
吴镇宇 (吳鎮宇)
城镇化 (城鎮化)
市镇 (市鎮)
景德镇 (景德鎮)
村镇 (村鎮)
丰镇 (豐鎮)
乡镇 (鄉鎮)
重镇 (重鎮)
镇住 (鎮住)
镇区 (鎮區)
镇原 (鎮原)
镇压 (鎮壓)
镇守 (鎮守)
镇定剂 (鎮定劑)
镇巴 (鎮巴)
镇平 (鎮平)
镇江 (鎮江)
镇江市 (鎮江市)
镇海 (鎮海)
镇痛 (鎮痛)
镇远 (鎮遠)
镇长 (鎮長)
镇静 (鎮靜)
镇静剂 (鎮靜劑)
集镇 (集鎮)
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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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