• 41st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 5 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 150 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhāo (zhao1)(chess) move • trick • all right! • (dialect) to add
2. zháo (zhao2)to touch • to come in contact with • to feel • to be affected by • to catch fire • to fall asleep • to burn
3. zhe (zhe5)aspect particle indicating action in progress
4. zhuó (zhuo2)to wear (clothes) • to contact • to use • to apply
5. zhù (zhu4)to make known • to show • to prove • to write • book • outstanding

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhù (zhu4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

执着 (執著)
接着 (接著)
睡着 (睡著)
着急 (著急)
走着瞧 (走著瞧)
随着 (隨著)

Uncommon

冒着 (冒著)
急着 (急著)
朝着 (朝著)
本着 (本著)
沉着 (沉著)
沿着 (沿著)
活着 (活著)
穿着 (穿著)
粘着 (粘著)
着力 (著力)
着实 (著實)
着想 (著想)
着手 (著手)
着凉 (著涼)
着火 (著火)
着眼 (著眼)
着落 (著落)
着装 (著裝)
着迷 (著迷)
着重 (著重)
着陆 (著陸)
衣着 (衣著)
跟着 (跟著)
附着 (附著)
顺着 (順著)

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  • 99th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.19% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 120 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiǎng (xiang3)to think • to believe • to suppose • to wish • to want • to miss

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiǎng (xiang3)The component is pronounced as 'xiāng' (xiang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for xiǎng (xiang3)The component is pronounced as 'xiàng' (xiang4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for xiǎng (xiang3)The component is pronounced as 'xīn' (xin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

梦想 (夢想)
想到 
想想 
想要 
想起 

Uncommon

回想 
幻想 
心想 
思想 
想来 (想來)
想像 
想家 
想念 
想法 
想睡 
想象 
意想不到 
猜想 
理想 
联想 (聯想)
胡思乱想 (胡思亂想)

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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.