• 89th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 460 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li3)texture • grain (of wood) • inner essence • intrinsic order • reason • logic • truth • science • natural science (esp. physics) • to manage • to pay attention to • to run (affairs) • to handle • to put in order • to tidy up

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

心理 
整理 
理想 
理由 
理解 
管理 
处理 (處理)
护理 (護理)
道理 

Uncommon

不理 
代理 
修理 
伦理 (倫理)
助理 
原理 
合理 
哲理 
地理 
大理 
心安理得 
心理学 (心理學)
心理学家 (心理學家)
情理 
打理 
推理 
搭理 
料理 
明理 
条理 (條理)
梳理 
治理 
清理 
无理 (無理)
无理取闹 (無理取鬧)
物理 
理喻 
理工 
理念 
理性 
理所当然 (理所當然)
理智 
理会 (理會)
理直气壮 (理直氣壯)
理睬 
理科 
理论 (理論)
理财 (理財)
理发 (理髮)
理发师 (理髮師)
理发店 (理髮店)
生理 
真理 
管理员 (管理員)
纹理 (紋理)
经理 (經理)
总理 (總理)
总经理 (總經理)
自理 
处理器 (處理器)
调理 (調理)
讲理 (講理)
办理 (辦理)

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  • 255th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 163 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhí (Zhi2)surname Zhi • Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
2. zhí (zhi2)straight • to straighten • fair and reasonable • frank • straightforward • (indicates continuing motion or action) • vertical • vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhí (zhi2)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhí (zhi2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一直 
直接 
直播 

Uncommon

正直 
直线 (直線)
直视 (直視)
直觉 (直覺)
直达 (直達)
简直 (簡直)

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  • 217th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 527 words
  • Component in 24 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (qi4)gas • air • smell • weather • to make angry • to annoy • to get angry • vital energy • qi

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (qi4)The component is pronounced as '' (qi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

人气 (人氣)
勇气 (勇氣)
天气 (天氣)
帅气 (帥氣)
手气 (手氣)
气息 (氣息)
气死 (氣死)
气氛 (氣氛)
气温 (氣溫)
气象 (氣象)
气质 (氣質)
生气 (生氣)
空气 (空氣)
节气 (節氣)
脾气 (脾氣)
运气 (運氣)
霸气 (霸氣)

Uncommon

一口气 (一口氣)
不争气 (不爭氣)
俗气 (俗氣)
傲气 (傲氣)
傻气 (傻氣)
元气 (元氣)
充气 (充氣)
冷气 (冷氣)
出气 (出氣)
力气 (力氣)
受气 (受氣)
口气 (口氣)
名气 (名氣)
吸气 (吸氣)
呼气 (呼氣)
和气 (和氣)
喘气 (喘氣)
喜气洋洋 (喜氣洋洋)
叹气 (嘆氣)
大气 (大氣)
天然气 (天然氣)
娇气 (嬌氣)
孩子气 (孩子氣)
客气 (客氣)
寒气 (寒氣)
小气 (小氣)
小气鬼 (小氣鬼)
尾气 (尾氣)
底气 (底氣)
心平气和 (心平氣和)
志气 (志氣)
怒气 (怒氣)
怨气 (怨氣)
意气相投 (意氣相投)
憋气 (憋氣)
打气 (打氣)
断气 (斷氣)
晦气 (晦氣)
景气 (景氣)
暖气 (暖氣)
服气 (服氣)
朝气 (朝氣)
正气 (正氣)
杀气 (殺氣)
气人 (氣人)
气候 (氣候)
气势 (氣勢)
气味 (氣味)
气壮山河 (氣壯山河)
气度 (氣度)
气愤 (氣憤)
气概 (氣概)
气泡 (氣泡)
气派 (氣派)
气球 (氣球)
气色 (氣色)
气血 (氣血)
气象台 (氣象台)
气馁 (氣餒)
气体 (氣體)
气魄 (氣魄)
氧气 (氧氣)
洋气 (洋氣)
泄气 (洩氣)
消气 (消氣)
淘气 (淘氣)
湿气 (濕氣)
火气 (火氣)
煤气 (煤氣)
热气 (熱氣)
争气 (爭氣)
理直气壮 (理直氣壯)
发脾气 (發脾氣)
神气 (神氣)
福气 (福氣)
秀气 (秀氣)
稚气 (稚氣)
义气 (義氣)
血气 (血氣)
语气 (語氣)
豪气 (豪氣)
赌气 (賭氣)
趾高气扬 (趾高氣揚)
通气 (通氣)
过气 (過氣)
电气 (電氣)
雾气 (霧氣)
灵气 (靈氣)
风气 (風氣)
香气 (香氣)
骨气 (骨氣)

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  • 1430th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhuàng (Zhuang4)Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group • Zhuang: Bouxcuengh
2. zhuàng (zhuang4)to strengthen • strong • robust

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

壮大 (壯大)
壮观 (壯觀)
强壮 (強壯)
理直气壮 (理直氣壯)
茁壮 (茁壯)

Uncommon

健壮 (健壯)
壮士 (壯士)
壮年 (壯年)
壮志 (壯志)
壮族 (壯族)
壮烈 (壯烈)
壮美 (壯美)
壮举 (壯舉)
壮丽 (壯麗)
悲壮 (悲壯)
气壮山河 (氣壯山河)
波澜壮阔 (波瀾壯闊)
粗壮 (粗壯)
老当益壮 (老當益壯)
豪言壮语 (豪言壯語)
雄壮 (雄壯)

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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.