• 414th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 183 words
  • Component in 206 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (Shi2)surname Shi
2. dàn (dan4)dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 • ten pecks • one hundred liters
3. shí (shi2)rock • stone • stone inscription • one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dàn (dan4)The component is pronounced as 'dàn' (dan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shí (shi2)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
宝石 (寶石)
 
石化 
石家庄 (石家莊)
石油 
石头 (石頭)
绿宝石 (綠寶石)
绿松石 (綠松石)
铁石心肠 (鐵石心腸)
钻石 (鑽石)

Medium Frequency

中石化 
化石 
吸铁石 (吸鐵石)
基石 
垫脚石 (墊腳石)
大理石 
岩石 
巨石 
巨石阵 (巨石陣)
采石场 (採石場)
沙石 
泥石流 
海枯石烂 (海枯石爛)
滴水穿石 
火石 
玉石 
玉石俱焚 
王安石 
番石榴 
盘石 (盤石)
石像 
石刻 
石器 
石块 (石塊)
石墨 
石家庄市 (石家莊市)
石库门 (石庫門)
石景山 
石板 
石板路 
石林 
石柱 
石榴 
石河子 
石灰 
石狮 (石獅)
石狮市 (石獅市)
石碑 
石窟 
石膏 
石英 
石蜡 (石蠟)
石门 (石門)
石阶 (石階)
石龙 (石龍)
碎石 
磁石 
磐石 
磨刀石 
礁石 
矿石 (礦石)
红宝石 (紅寶石)
绊脚石 (絆腳石)
结石 (結石)
胆结石 (膽結石)
落井下石 
蒋介石 (蔣介石)
蓝宝石 (藍寶石)
试金石 (試金石)
金刚石 (金剛石)
金石 
铁石 (鐵石)
陨石 (隕石)
鹅卵石 (鵝卵石)
黄石 (黃石)
齐白石 (齊白石)
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  • 928th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 104 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎn (ban3)board • plank • plate • shutter • table tennis bat • clappers (music) • CL:塊|块[kuai4] • accented beat in Chinese music • hard • stiff • to stop smiling or look serious
2. bǎn (ban3)see 老闆|老板, boss
3. pàn (pan4)to catch sight of in a doorway (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bǎn (ban3)The component is pronounced as 'fǎn' (fan3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for pàn (pan4)The component is pronounced as 'fǎn' (fan3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

平板 
模板 
老板 (老闆)

Medium Frequency

主板 
刻板 
叫板 
呆板 
地板 
天花板 
木板 
 
板凳 
板块 (板塊)
板子 
板栗 
板鸭 (板鴨)
死板 
滑板 
白板 
篮板 (籃板)
纸板 (紙板)
老板娘 
脚板 (腳板)
踏板 
身板 
钢板 (鋼板)
铁板 (鐵板)
铁板烧 (鐵板燒)
面板 (麵板)
黑板 
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  • 305th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 156 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Lu4)surname Lu
2. (lu4)road • CL:條|条[tiao2] • journey • route • line (bus etc) • sort • kind

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (lu4)The component is pronounced as 'zu' (zu5). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

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Example Words

High Frequency

一路 
 

Medium Frequency

上路 
公路 
出路 
半路 
卡路里 
同路 
问路 (問路)
套路 
山路 
后路 (後路)
思路 
末路 
歧路 
狭路 (狹路)
线路 (線路)
走路 
赶路 (趕路)
路上 
路人 
路口 
路径 (路徑)
路易威登 
路况 (路況)
路灯 (路燈)
路由器 
路程 
路线 (路線)
路费 (路費)
路过 (路過)
路边 (路邊)
路面 
迷路 
退路 
道路 
铁路 (鐵路)
陌路 
马路 (馬路)
高速路 
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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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