• 1245th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 104 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (xi3)to wash • to bathe • to develop (photo)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (xi3)The component is pronounced as 'xiān' (xian1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

洗净 (洗淨)
洗澡 
洗头 (洗頭)

Uncommon

干洗 (乾洗)
擦洗 
冲洗 (沖洗)
洗冤 
洗刷 
洗手 
洗浴 
洗涤 (洗滌)
洗漱 
洗牌 
洗碗 
洗礼 (洗禮)
洗脑 (洗腦)
洗脸 (洗臉)
洗衣 
洗衣机 (洗衣機)
洗衣粉 
洗面 
洗面奶 
洗发水 (洗髮水)
淘洗 
清洗 

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  • 4735th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhào (zhao4)variant of 櫂|棹[zhao4]
2. zhuó (zhuo2)to wash • to cleanse of evil

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhào (zhao4)The component is pronounced as 'zhái' (Zhai2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhào (zhao4)The component is pronounced as 'zhuī' (zhui1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhuó (zhuo2)The component is pronounced as 'zhái' (Zhai2). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhuó (zhuo2)The component is pronounced as 'zhuī' (zhui1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

洗濯 

Uncommon

濯濯 

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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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