• 5518th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiè (xie4)see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiè (xie4)The component is pronounced as 'jiě' (jie3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for xiè (xie4)The component is pronounced as 'jiè' (jie4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for xiè (xie4)The component is pronounced as 'xiè' (xie4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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  • Very uncommon character
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 24 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhì (zhi4)worm-like invertebrate • mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]) • radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhì (zhi4)The component is pronounced as 'zhì' (zhi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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獬豸 

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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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