• 152nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 334 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāng (Xiang1)surname Xiang
2. xiāng (xiang1)each other • one another • mutually
3. xiàng (xiang4)appearance • portrait • picture

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

互相 
相信 
相册 (相冊)
相爱 (相愛)
相机 (相機)
相当 (相當)
相亲 (相親)
真相 

Uncommon

亮相 
意气相投 (意氣相投)
照相 
照相机 (照相機)
相互 
相交 
相伴 
相似 
相依 
相依为命 (相依為命)
相传 (相傳)
相公 
相助 
相反 
相同 
相对 (相對)
相差 
相干 
相待 
相应 (相應)
相恋 (相戀)
相投 
相撞 
相会 (相會)
相望 
相比 
相濡以沫 
相片 
相当于 (相當於)
相称 (相稱)
相约 (相約)
相继 (相繼)
相聚 
相声 (相聲)
相处 (相處)
相见 (相見)
相见恨晚 (相見恨晚)
相识 (相識)
相貌 
相通 
相逢 
相连 (相連)
相遇 
相邻 (相鄰)
相关 (相關)
相隔 
臭味相投 
卖相 (賣相)
长相 (長相)

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  • 568th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 73 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yi1)to depend on • to comply with or listen to sb • according to • in the light of

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

依然 
依旧 (依舊)

Uncommon

依依 
依偎 
依恋 (依戀)
依据 (依據)
依次 
依法 
依稀 
依赖 (依賴)
依靠 
相依 
蔡依林 

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  • 18th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.54% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 234 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wéi (wei2)as (in the capacity of) • to take sth as • to act as • to serve as • to behave as • to become • to be • to do • by (in the passive voice)
2. wèi (wei4)because of • for • to
3. wéi (wei2)variant of 為|为[wei2] • as (i.e. in the capacity of) • to take sth as • to act as • to serve as • to behave as • to become • to be • to do
4. wèi (wei4)variant of 為|为[wei4], because of • for • to

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)
认为 (認為)

Uncommon

不为人知 (不為人知)
人为 (人為)
作为 (作為)
做为 (做為)
分为 (分為)
改为 (改為)
更为 (更為)
最为 (最為)
极为 (極為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
为难 (為難)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
华为 (華為)
行为 (行為)
视为 (視為)
誉为 (譽為)
身为 (身為)
较为 (較為)

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  • 258th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 195 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mìng (ming4)life • fate • order or command • to assign a name, title etc

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

命运 (命運)
生命 
革命 

Uncommon

人命 
使命 
偿命 (償命)
命中 
命令 
命名 
命题 (命題)
寿命 (壽命)
天命 
宿命 
性命 
拼命 
救命 
死命 
生命力 
相依为命 (相依為命)
算命 
维他命 (維他命)
听天由命 (聽天由命)
致命 
苦命 
要命 
认命 (認命)

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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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