• 846th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 192 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (Sha1)surname Sha
2. shā (sha1)granule • hoarse • raspy • sand • powder • CL:粒[li4] • abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shǎo' (shao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shào' (shao4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

沙场 (沙場)
沙拉 
沙漠 
沙滩 (沙灘)
沙发 (沙發)
长沙 (長沙)

Uncommon

冰沙 
南沙 
南沙区 (南沙區)
尖沙咀 
川沙 
沙丁鱼 (沙丁魚)
沙丘 
沙僧 
沙哑 (沙啞)
沙坪坝 (沙坪壩)
沙尘暴 (沙塵暴)
沙子 
沙巴 
沙市 
沙律 
沙沙 
沙河 
沙洲 
沙漏 
沙湾 (沙灣)
沙特 
沙特阿拉伯 
沙田 
沙画 (沙畫)
沙皇 
沙石 
沙砾 (沙礫)
沙粒 
沙县 (沙縣)
沙袋 
沙锅 (沙鍋)
沙头角 (沙頭角)
沙龙 (沙龍)
泥沙 
白沙 
细沙 (細沙)
豆沙 
豆沙包 
金沙 
金沙江 
长沙市 (長沙市)
风沙 (風沙)

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  • 1166th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 125 words
  • Component in 24 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dīng (Ding1)surname Ding
2. dīng (ding1)fourth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干 • fourth in order • letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc • butyl • cubes (of food)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

丁丁 
布丁 

Uncommon

丁卯 
丁字 
丁字裤 (丁字褲)
丁磊 
丁香 
丁点 (丁點)
亚丁 (亞丁)
人丁 
但丁 
冷不丁 
卡丁车 (卡丁車)
园丁 (園丁)
垦丁 (墾丁)
壮丁 (壯丁)
奥斯丁 (奧斯丁)
尼古丁 
爱丁堡 (愛丁堡)
拉丁 
拉丁文 
拉丁美洲 
拉丁舞 
柳丁 
沙丁鱼 (沙丁魚)
添丁 
紫丁香 
补丁 (補丁)
阿拉丁 
鸡丁 (雞丁)
马丁 (馬丁)

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  • 850th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 247 words
  • Component in 226 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Yu2)surname Yu
2. (yu2)fish • CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yu2)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

三文鱼 (三文魚)
捕鱼 (捕魚)
章鱼 (章魚)
金鱼 (金魚)
鱼丸 (魚丸)
鱼片 (魚片)
鱼头 (魚頭)
鱿鱼 (魷魚)
鲍鱼 (鮑魚)
鲤鱼 (鯉魚)
鲨鱼 (鯊魚)
鲸鱼 (鯨魚)
鲫鱼 (鯽魚)
鳄鱼 (鱷魚)

Uncommon

人鱼 (人魚)
墨鱼 (墨魚)
大鱼大肉 (大魚大肉)
如鱼得水 (如魚得水)
带鱼 (帶魚)
打鱼 (打魚)
摸鱼 (摸魚)
木鱼 (木魚)
桂鱼 (桂魚)
沉鱼落雁 (沉魚落雁)
沙丁鱼 (沙丁魚)
炒鱿鱼 (炒魷魚)
热带鱼 (熱帶魚)
糖醋鱼 (糖醋魚)
美人鱼 (美人魚)
临渊羡鱼 (臨淵羨魚)
草鱼 (草魚)
金枪鱼 (金槍魚)
钓鱼 (釣魚)
钓鱼岛 (釣魚島)
钓鱼台 (釣魚臺)
青鱼 (青魚)
飞鱼 (飛魚)
鱼子 (魚子)
鱼子酱 (魚子醬)
鱼尾 (魚尾)
鱼尾纹 (魚尾紋)
鱼排 (魚排)
鱼死网破 (魚死網破)
鱼水 (魚水)
鱼池 (魚池)
鱼种 (魚種)
鱼竿 (魚竿)
鱼米之乡 (魚米之鄉)
鱼网 (魚網)
鱼缸 (魚缸)
鱼翅 (魚翅)
鱼肚 (魚肚)
鱼肚白 (魚肚白)
鱼肝油 (魚肝油)
鱼腩 (魚腩)
鱼钩 (魚鉤)
鱼雷 (魚雷)
鱼类 (魚類)
鱼饵 (魚餌)
鱼骨 (魚骨)
鱼鳞 (魚鱗)
鱼龙 (魚龍)
鲅鱼 (鮁魚)
鲑鱼 (鮭魚)
鲭鱼 (鯖魚)
鲳鱼 (鯧魚)
鲮鱼 (鯪魚)
鲶鱼 (鯰魚)
鳗鱼 (鰻魚)
鳕鱼 (鱈魚)
鳟鱼 (鱒魚)
鳝鱼 (鱔魚)
鳜鱼 (鱖魚)
鲈鱼 (鱸魚)
咸鱼 (鹹魚)
黄花鱼 (黃花魚)
黄鱼 (黃魚)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.