• 626th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 132 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (du2)alone • independent • single • sole • only

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (du2)The component is pronounced as 'shǔ' (shu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

孤独 (孤獨)
独家 (獨家)
独特 (獨特)
独立 (獨立)
独自 (獨自)

Uncommon

唯独 (唯獨)
单独 (單獨)
情有独钟 (情有獨鍾)
特立独行 (特立獨行)
独一无二 (獨一無二)
独来独往 (獨來獨往)
独具 (獨具)
独到 (獨到)
独创 (獨創)
独唱 (獨唱)
独奏 (獨奏)
独孤求败 (獨孤求敗)
独尊 (獨尊)
独居 (獨居)
独有 (獨有)
独木桥 (獨木橋)
独生 (獨生)
独白 (獨白)
独立自主 (獨立自主)
独处 (獨處)
独行 (獨行)
独裁 (獨裁)
独角戏 (獨角戲)
独身 (獨身)
台独 (臺獨)

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  • 1201st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cái (cai2)to cut out (as a dress) • to cut • to trim • to reduce • to diminish • to cut back (e.g. on staff) • decision • judgment

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

剪裁 
总裁 (總裁)
裁判 

Uncommon

别出心裁 (別出心裁)
制裁 
副总裁 (副總裁)
独裁 (獨裁)
独裁者 (獨裁者)
裁剪 
裁员 (裁員)
裁定 
裁决 (裁決)
裁缝 (裁縫)

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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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