1. 桂
  2. 林

桂

Previous (丘)Next (滋)
  • 1927th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
桂→
木圭
2Radical
桂→
木tree圭N/A
3Graphical
桂→
一丨八圭

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guì (Gui4)surname Gui • abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 qu1]
2. guì (gui4)cassia • laurel

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 桂 guì (gui4)The component 圭 is pronounced as 'guī' (gui1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

桂 also appears in:
蓕

Example Words

High Frequency

桂圆 (桂圓)
桂林 

Medium Frequency

桂冠 
桂平 
桂皮 
桂花 
桂鱼 (桂魚)
穆桂英 
肉桂 
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林

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Previous (极)Next (服)
  • 364th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 132 words
  • Component in 33 characters

Decomposition

1Once
林→
木
2Radical
林→
林N/A
3Graphical
林→
林

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lín (Lin2)surname Lin
2. lín (lin2)woods • forest • CL:片[pian4] • circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) • a collection (of similar things)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 林 lín (lin2)The component 林 is pronounced as 'lín' (lin2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

林 also appears in:
林楚梦禁麻淋琳攀焚彬襟婪霖梵樊麓噤懋潸郴啉綝憷爨棼襻礎鬱箖齽漤蠜齼

Example Words

High Frequency

少林寺 
林 
林黛玉 
桂林 
森林 
武林 

Medium Frequency

克林顿 (克林頓)
凡士林 
丛林 (叢林)
吉林 
吉林市 
吉林省 
园林 (園林)
奥林匹克 (奧林匹克)
富兰克林 (富蘭克林)
少林 
布鲁克林 (布魯克林)
斯大林 
杏林 
林则徐 (林則徐)
林子 
林彪 
林心如 
林忆莲 (林憶蓮)
林木 
林立 
林肯 
林芝 
林青霞 
柏林 
格林 
梅林 
椰林 
榆林 
树林 (樹林)
玉林 
田林 
石林 
穆斯林 
竹林 
红树林 (紅樹林)
蔡依林 
阿司匹林 
雨林 
黑森林 
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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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