• 403rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 113 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suàn (suan4)to regard as • to figure • to calculate • to compute

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

就算 
打算 
算是 
总算 (總算)

Uncommon

划算 
测算 (測算)
算命 
算数 (算數)
算计 (算計)
计算 (計算)
计算器 (計算器)
计算机 (計算機)
预算 (預算)

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  • 3rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.35% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 112 words
  • Component in 17 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)is • are • am • yes • to be

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

但是 
可是 
总是 (總是)
还是 (還是)

Uncommon

只是 
尤其是 
或是 
于是 (於是)
是否 
算是 
老是 
要是 

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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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