• 587th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 138 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)to kill • to murder • to fight • to weaken or reduce • to smart (topolect) • to counteract • (used after a verb) extremely

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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also appears in:

Example Words

Common

杀人 (殺人)
杀戮 (殺戮)
杀手 (殺手)
杀死 (殺死)
秒杀 (秒殺)
自杀 (自殺)
谋杀 (謀殺)
谋杀案 (謀殺案)

Uncommon

他杀 (他殺)
借刀杀人 (借刀殺人)
凶杀 (兇殺)
刺杀 (刺殺)
宰杀 (宰殺)
封杀 (封殺)
射杀 (射殺)
屠杀 (屠殺)
厮杀 (廝殺)
扼杀 (扼殺)
抹杀 (抹殺)
拼杀 (拼殺)
搏杀 (搏殺)
斩杀 (斬殺)
暗杀 (暗殺)
枪杀 (槍殺)
残杀 (殘殺)
杀人犯 (殺人犯)
杀伤力 (殺傷力)
杀价 (殺價)
杀害 (殺害)
杀掉 (殺掉)
杀敌 (殺敵)
杀气 (殺氣)
杀生 (殺生)
杀菌 (殺菌)
杀菌剂 (殺菌劑)
杀青 (殺青)
猎杀 (獵殺)
虐杀 (虐殺)
误杀 (誤殺)
追杀 (追殺)

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  • 1285th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 134 words
  • Component in 299 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chóng (chong2)worm or insect • generic term for animals • CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chóng (chong2)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chóng (chong2)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for chóng (chong2)The component is pronounced as 'chóng' (chong2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

懒虫 (懶蟲)
昆虫 (昆蟲)
毛毛虫 (毛毛蟲)
蚊虫 (蚊蟲)
蛔虫 (蛔蟲)
萤火虫 (螢火蟲)
虫子 (蟲子)
虫草 (蟲草)

Uncommon

冬虫夏草 (冬蟲夏草)
可怜虫 (可憐蟲)
害虫 (害蟲)
幼虫 (幼蟲)
书虫 (書蟲)
杀虫剂 (殺蟲劑)
毛虫 (毛蟲)
沙虫 (沙蟲)
爬虫 (爬蟲)
瓢虫 (瓢蟲)
甲壳虫 (甲殼蟲)
精虫 (精蟲)
网虫 (網蟲)
蛀虫 (蛀蟲)
蛆虫 (蛆蟲)
蝗虫 (蝗蟲)
螨虫 (蟎蟲)
虫洞 (蟲洞)
虫牙 (蟲牙)
虫蛀 (蟲蛀)
蠕虫 (蠕蟲)
雕虫小技 (雕蟲小技)
飞虫 (飛蟲)

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  • 1544th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 161 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji4)dose

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji4)The component is pronounced as '' (qi2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

催化剂 (催化劑)
剂量 (劑量)
塑化剂 (塑化劑)
抗氧化剂 (抗氧化劑)
染发剂 (染髮劑)
杀菌剂 (殺菌劑)
冲剂 (沖劑)
洗涤剂 (洗滌劑)
添加剂 (添加劑)
清洁剂 (清潔劑)
润滑剂 (潤滑劑)
兴奋剂 (興奮劑)
药剂 (藥劑)
制剂 (製劑)
调剂 (調劑)
镇静剂 (鎮靜劑)
防腐剂 (防腐劑)

Uncommon

中和剂 (中和劑)
干燥剂 (乾燥劑)
利尿剂 (利尿劑)
剂型 (劑型)
增白剂 (增白劑)
安慰剂 (安慰劑)
强心剂 (強心劑)
抑制剂 (抑制劑)
方剂 (方劑)
止汗剂 (止汗劑)
止痛剂 (止痛劑)
杀虫剂 (殺蟲劑)
洗洁剂 (洗潔劑)
活性剂 (活性劑)
消毒剂 (消毒劑)
汤剂 (湯劑)
溶剂 (溶劑)
滴剂 (滴劑)
漂白剂 (漂白劑)
甜味剂 (甜味劑)
粘合剂 (粘合劑)
药剂师 (藥劑師)
解毒剂 (解毒劑)
试剂 (試劑)
镇定剂 (鎮定劑)
除臭剂 (除臭劑)
除草剂 (除草劑)
麻醉剂 (麻醉劑)

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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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