• 6091st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shà (sha4)to drink

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shà (sha4)The component is pronounced as 'chā' (cha1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shà (sha4)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Uncommon

歃血 
歃血为盟 (歃血為盟)

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  • 657th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 244 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xuè (xue4)blood • informal colloquial and Taiwan pr. [xie3] • also pr. [xue3] • CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xuè (xue4)The component is pronounced as 'xuè' (xue4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

冷血 
出血 
吸血鬼 
喋血 
热血 (熱血)
血压 (血壓)
血液 
血管 
血色 

Uncommon

一针见血 (一針見血)
充血 
吸血 
嗜血 
坏血病 (壞血病)
心血 
心血管 
抽血 
放血 
止血 
气血 (氣血)
活血 
流血 
浴血 
混血 
混血儿 (混血兒)
狗血 
献血 (獻血)
白血病 
血型 
血战 (血戰)
血拼 
血本 
血栓 
血案 
血气 (血氣)
血水 
血汗 
血流 
血淋淋 
血泪 (血淚)
血球 
血统 (血統)
血缘 (血緣)
血肉 
血脂 
血脉 (血脈)
血腥 
血迹 (血跡)
补血 (補血)
贫血 (貧血)
输血 (輸血)
造血 
头破血流 (頭破血流)
高血压 (高血壓)
鲜血 (鮮血)

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  • 18th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 234 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
丿benddotNo glyph availablefire
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wéi (wei2)as (in the capacity of) • to take sth as • to act as • to serve as • to behave as • to become • to be • to do • by (in the passive voice)
2. wèi (wei4)because of • for • to
3. wéi (wei2)variant of 為|为[wei2] • as (i.e. in the capacity of) • to take sth as • to act as • to serve as • to behave as • to become • to be • to do
4. wèi (wei4)variant of 為|为[wei4], because of • for • to

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)
认为 (認為)

Uncommon

不为人知 (不為人知)
人为 (人為)
作为 (作為)
做为 (做為)
分为 (分為)
改为 (改為)
更为 (更為)
最为 (最為)
极为 (極為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
为难 (為難)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
华为 (華為)
行为 (行為)
视为 (視為)
誉为 (譽為)
身为 (身為)
较为 (較為)

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  • 1161st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 67 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. méng (meng2)oath • pledge • union • to ally • league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as 'míng' (ming2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as 'mǐn' (min3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

加盟 
同盟 
欧盟 (歐盟)
联盟 (聯盟)

Uncommon

东盟 (東盟)
盟友 
结盟 (結盟)
阿盟 
非盟 

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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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