1. 短
  2. 句

短

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  • 887th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 87 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
短→
矢豆
2Radical
短→
矢arrow豆bean
3Graphical
短→
丿一人一一口丷一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. duǎn (duan3)short • brief • to lack • weak point • fault

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 短 duǎn (duan3)The component 豆 is pronounced as 'dòu' (dou4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 短 duǎn (duan3)The component 豆 is pronounced as 'dòu' (dou4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

短信 

Uncommon

短暂 (短暫)
短期 
短片 
短线 (短線)
短袖 
短裤 (短褲)
简短 (簡短)
缩短 (縮短)

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句

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  • 706th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 71 words
  • Component in 26 characters

Decomposition

1Once
句→
勹口
2Radical
句→
勹wrap口mouth
3Graphical
句→
㇆㇒口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gōu (gou1)variant of 勾[gou1]
2. jù (ju4)sentence • clause • phrase • classifier for phrases or lines of verse

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 句 gōu (gou1)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

句 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

句子 
句号 (句號)

Uncommon

例句 
句型 
句式 
名句 
字句 
短句 
绝句 (絕句)
词句 (詞句)
诗句 (詩句)
语句 (語句)
警句 
造句 

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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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