• 1894th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shū (Shu1)surname Shu
2. shū (shu1)to dredge • to clear away obstruction • thin • sparse • scanty • distant (relation) • not close • to neglect • negligent • to present a memorial to the Emperor • commentary • annotation

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shū (shu1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

生疏 
疏忽 
疏远 (疏遠)

Medium Frequency

 
疏导 (疏導)
疏散 
疏疏 
疏而不漏 
疏离 (疏離)
疏松 (疏鬆)
稀疏 
亲疏 (親疏)
骨质疏松症 (骨質疏鬆症)
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  • 864th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 78 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sǎn (san3)leisurely • loosen • powdered medicine • to scatter • to come loose
2. sàn (san4)to break up (of couples) • to distribute • to let out • to fire or discharge (sb)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 
散步 
散发 (散發)

Medium Frequency

不欢而散 (不歡而散)
不见不散 (不見不散)
分散 
吹散 
失散 
懒散 (懶散)
拆散 
扩散 (擴散)
散伙 
散布 (散佈)
散场 (散場)
散失 
散学 (散學)
散心 
散户 (散戶)
散打 
散播 
散散步 
散文 
散架 
散漫 
散热 (散熱)
散尽 (散盡)
散粉 
散落 
散装 (散裝)
散开 (散開)
消散 
烟消云散 (煙消雲散)
疏散 
发散 (發散)
聚散 
解散 
走散 
闲散 (閑散)
离散 (離散)
飘散 (飄散)
驱散 (驅散)
松散 (鬆散)
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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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