• 216th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 207 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (xi4)to connect • to relate to • to tie up • to bind • to be (literary)
2. (xi4)system • department • faculty
3. (ji4)to tie • to fasten • to button up
4. (xi4)to connect • to arrest • to worry

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (xi4)The component is pronounced as '' (mi4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (xi4)The component is pronounced as '' (mi4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (ji4)The component is pronounced as '' (mi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

系列 
系统 (系統)
联系 (聯係)
关系 (關係)

Uncommon

一系列 
系数 (係數)
日系 
水系 
没关系 (沒關係)
维系 (維繫)
系上 (繫上)
银河系 (銀河系)
体系 (體系)

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  • 500th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 128 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liè (lie4)to arrange • to line up • row • file • series • column

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

列车 (列車)
系列 

Uncommon

一系列 
下列 
并列 (並列)
以色列 
位列 
列入 
列出 
列宁 (列寧)
列岛 (列島)
列为 (列為)
列举 (列舉)
列表 
列车员 (列車員)
前列 
前列腺 
名列 
排列 
行列 

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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.