1. 看
  2. 样
  3. 子

看

Previous (起)Next (定)
  • 76th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 116 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
看→
龵目
2Radical
看→
龵hand目eye
3Graphical
看→
龵口二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kān (kan1)to look after • to take care of • to watch • to guard
2. kàn (kan4)to see • to look at • to read • to watch • to consider • to regard as • to view as • to treat as • to judge • (after repeated verb) to give it a try • depending on (how you're judging) • to visit • to call on • to treat (an illness) • to look after • Watch out! (for a danger)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
看的是我这
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Example Words

Common

好看 
查看 
看看 

Uncommon

看似 
看来 (看來)
看出 
看好 
看待 
看懂 
看书 (看書)
看法 
看清 
看见 (看見)
看透 
观看 (觀看)

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样

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Previous (主)Next (理)
  • 88th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 100 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
样→
木羊
2Radical
样→
木tree羊sheep
3Graphical
样→
一丨八一二丨丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yàng (yang4)manner • pattern • way • appearance • shape • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 样 yàng (yang4)The component 羊 is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
样的是我这
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Example Words

Common

一样 (一樣)
怎样 (怎樣)
这样 (這樣)

Uncommon

同样 (同樣)
小样 (小樣)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
榜样 (榜樣)
模样 (模樣)
样子 (樣子)
样样 (樣樣)
照样 (照樣)
什么样 (甚麼樣)
那样 (那樣)

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子

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Previous (而)Next (那)
  • 37th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.33% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 1376 words
  • Component in 109 characters

Decomposition

1Once
子→
了一
2Radical
子→
子child
3Graphical
子→
㇇亅一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zǐ (zi3)son • child • seed • egg • small thing • 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat • Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
2. zi (zi5)(noun suffix)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 子 zǐ (zi3)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 子 zǐ (zi3)The component 子 is pronounced as 'zǐ' (zi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 子 zǐ (zi3)The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 子 zi (zi5)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for 子 zi (zi5)The component 子 is pronounced as 'zǐ' (zi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
6. Pronunciation clue for 子 zi (zi5)The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
子的是我这
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Appears In

子 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

儿子 (兒子)
女子 
妻子 
孩子 
房子 
日子 
样子 (樣子)
狮子 (獅子)
狮子座 (獅子座)
王子 
男子 
老子 
肚子 
脑子 (腦子)
辈子 (輩子)
双子 (雙子)
鞋子 
饺子 (餃子)
鼻子 

Uncommon

一下子 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一阵子 (一陣子)
上辈子 (上輩子)
下辈子 (下輩子)
丸子 
仙子 
份子 
分子 (份子)
位子 
例子 
个子 (個子)
傻子 
兔子 
公子 
凳子 
刀子 
刷子 
勺子 
包子 
包饺子 (包餃子)
半辈子 (半輩子)
卷子 
口子 
句子 
君子 
呆子 
呢子 
单子 (單子)
嗓子 
因子 
圈子 
圆子 (圓子)
夜猫子 (夜貓子)
大肚子 
天子 
太子 
夹子 (夾子)
妮子 
妹子 
侄子 (姪子)
娃子 
婊子 
嫂子 
娘子 (孃子)
子女 
子孙 (子孫)
子宫 (子宮)
子弹 (子彈)
子时 (子時)
孔子 
孩子们 (孩子們)
孩子气 (孩子氣)
孙子 (孫子)
学子 (學子)
家子 
小伙子 
小子 
屋子 
帖子 
帽子 
弟子 
影子 
性子 
扇子 
才子 
才子佳人 
拉肚子 
曲子 
月子 
本子 
村子 
杯子 
林子 
果子 
架子 
柚子 
柱子 
柿子 
栗子 
格子 
桃子 
桌子 
桔子 
梅子 
梨子 
梯子 
棋子 
棍子 
棒子 
椅子 
椰子 
榛子 
乐子 (樂子)
橘子 
橙子 
柜子 (櫃子)
段子 
母子 
毯子 
沙子 
浪子 
汉子 (漢子)
燕子 
爪子 
父子 
片子 
牌子 
猴子 
瓜子 
瓶子 
生子 
男子汉 (男子漢)
痞子 
疯子 (瘋子)
瘦子 
皇子 
盒子 
盘子 (盤子)
看样子 (看樣子)
瞎子 
种子 (種子)
稿子 
窗子 
童子 
竹子 
笛子 
筷子 
箱子 
笼子 (籠子)
粽子 
精子 
团子 (糰子)
绳子 (繩子)
罐子 
老妈子 (老媽子)
老样子 (老樣子)
老头子 (老頭子)
耗子 
肚子痛 
胖子 
脖子 
肠子 (腸子)
胆子 (膽子)
茄子 
叶子 (葉子)
盖子 (蓋子)
莲子 (蓮子)
蚊子 
虫子 (蟲子)
蝎子 (蠍子)
袋子 
袖子 
被子 
裙子 
裤子 (褲子)
袜子 (襪子)
亲子 (親子)
豆子 
豹子 
贩子 (販子)
赤子 
身子 
车子 (車子)
轮子 (輪子)
辣子 
辫子 (辮子)
游子 (遊子)
金子 
钉子 (釘子)
扣子 (釦子)
银子 (銀子)
锤子 (錘子)
链子 (鏈子)
镜子 (鏡子)
院子 
阵子 (陣子)
双子座 (雙子座)
电子 (電子)
电子书 (電子書)
面子 
靴子 
鞭子 
领子 (領子)
风信子 (風信子)
饿肚子 (餓肚子)
馆子 (館子)
骗子 (騙子)
骡子 (騾子)
骨子 
骰子 
胡子 (鬍子)
鬼子 
鸭子 (鴨子)
鸽子 (鴿子)
点子 (點子)

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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.