• 116th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 71 words
  • Component in 21 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ci3)this • these

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ci3)The component is pronounced as '' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ci3)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

如此 
彼此 

Uncommon

因此 
从此 (從此)
此刻 
此外 
此时 (此時)
特此 

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  • 48th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 298 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hòu (hou4)back • behind • rear • afterwards • after • later

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

之后 (之後)
今后 (今後)
以后 (以後)
后来 (後來)
后悔 (後悔)
后面 (後面)
最后 (最後)
然后 (然後)

Uncommon

事后 (事後)
先后 (先後)
前后 (前後)
午后 (午後)
幕后 (幕後)
往后 (往後)
后世 (後世)
后人 (後人)
后代 (後代)
后台 (後台)
后天 (後天)
后宫 (後宮)
后年 (後年)
后期 (後期)
后果 (後果)
后续 (後續)
后者 (後者)
后卫 (後衛)
后退 (後退)
后遗症 (後遺症)
后边 (後邊)
后门 (後門)
日后 (日後)
死而后已 (死而後已)
稍后 (稍後)
背后 (背後)
落后 (落後)
观后感 (觀後感)
身后 (身後)
过后 (過後)
酒后 (酒後)
随后 (隨後)

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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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