• 123rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 204 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)to know • to be aware

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'shǐ' (shi3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

知道 

Uncommon

不为人知 (不為人知)
不知不觉 (不知不覺)
不知所措 
告知 
得知 
明知 
未知 
无知 (無知)
知名 
知己 
知心 
知情 
知识 (知識)
知足 
通知 

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  • 120th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 294 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qíng (qing2)feeling • emotion • passion • situation

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qíng (qing2)The component is pronounced as 'qīng' (qing1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

事情 
心情 
爱情 (愛情)
感情 

Uncommon

人情 
传情 (傳情)
剧情 (劇情)
友情 
同情 
多情 
心甘情愿 (心甘情願)
性情 
情人 
情人节 (情人節)
情侣 (情侶)
情商 
情意 
情感 
情怀 (情懷)
情景 
情书 (情書)
情歌 
情况 (情況)
情节 (情節)
情绪 (情緒)
情缘 (情緣)
情谊 (情誼)
情调 (情調)
情愿 (情願)
恋情 (戀情)
深情 
温情 (溫情)
激情 
无情 (無情)
热情 (熱情)
留情 
尽情 (盡情)
真情 
知情 
矫情 (矯情)
纯情 (純情)
行情 
表情 
亲情 (親情)
详情 (詳情)
钟情 (鍾情)
风情 (風情)

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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.