• 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.
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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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  • 347th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 156 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fēi (fei1)to fly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fēi (fei1)The component is pronounced as 'fēi' (fei1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

起飞 (起飛)
飞天 (飛天)
飞机 (飛機)
飞涨 (飛漲)
飞鹰 (飛鷹)

Uncommon

岳飞 (岳飛)
张飞 (張飛)
放飞 (放飛)
满天飞 (滿天飛)
直升飞机 (直升飛機)
直飞 (直飛)
突飞猛进 (突飛猛進)
纷飞 (紛飛)
阿飞 (阿飛)
双飞 (雙飛)
飞来飞去 (飛來飛去)
飞出 (飛出)
飞利浦 (飛利浦)
飞吻 (飛吻)
飞奔 (飛奔)
飞快 (飛快)
飞扬 (飛揚)
飞机场 (飛機場)
飞碟 (飛碟)
飞翔 (飛翔)
飞舞 (飛舞)
飞船 (飛船)
飞行 (飛行)
飞行员 (飛行員)
飞越 (飛越)
飞跃 (飛躍)
飞轮 (飛輪)
飞逝 (飛逝)
飞速 (飛速)
飞过 (飛過)
飞雪 (飛雪)
飞驰 (飛馳)
飞鱼 (飛魚)
飞鸟 (飛鳥)
飞鸽 (飛鴿)
飞黄腾达 (飛黃騰達)
飞龙 (飛龍)
腾飞 (騰飛)
高飞 (高飛)
龙飞 (龍飛)
龙飞凤舞 (龍飛鳳舞)

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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.