• 1172nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ye1)(phonetic ye)
2. (ye2)interrogative particle (classical)
3. ye (ye5)final particle indicating enthusiasm etc

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

耶和华 (耶和華)
耶稣 (耶穌)

Uncommon

耶路撒冷 
耶酥 
耶鲁 (耶魯)
萨摩耶 (薩摩耶)

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  • 305th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 333 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

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一路 
公路 
走路 
路上 
路口 
路过 (路過)
路边 (路邊)
道路 
马路 (馬路)

Uncommon

上路 
出路 
十字路口 
半路 
南京路 
卡路里 
去路 
同路 
问路 (問路)
套路 
山路 
带路 (帶路)
后路 (後路)
心路 
思路 
指路 
末路 
歧路 
死路 
沿路 
狭路 (狹路)
短路 
线路 (線路)
行路 
赶路 (趕路)
路人 
路子 
路径 (路徑)
路易 
路易威登 
路况 (路況)
路灯 (路燈)
路由器 
路程 
路线 (路線)
路虎 
路费 (路費)
路面 
迷路 
退路 
铁路 (鐵路)
开路 (開路)
陌路 
电路 (電路)
顺路 (順路)
高速路 

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  • 1443rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (sa1)to let go • to cast • to let loose • to discharge • to give expression to
2. (sa3)to scatter • to sprinkle • to spill

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (sa1)The component is pronounced as 'sǎn' (san3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (sa1)The component is pronounced as 'sàn' (san4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (sa3)The component is pronounced as 'sǎn' (san3). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for (sa3)The component is pronounced as 'sàn' (san4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

凯撒 (凱撒)
撒娇 (撒嬌)
撒谎 (撒謊)
播撒 

Uncommon

弥撒 (彌撒)
撒切尔 (撒切爾)
撒哈拉 
撒尿 
撒手 
撒旦 
撒泼 (撒潑)
撒网 (撒網)
撒野 
耶路撒冷 

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  • 699th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 106 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lěng (Leng3)surname Leng
2. lěng (leng3)cold

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lěng (leng3)The component is pronounced as 'líng' (ling2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for lěng (leng3)The component is pronounced as 'lǐng' (ling3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for lěng (leng3)The component is pronounced as 'lìng' (ling4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

冷漠 
冷静 (冷靜)
寒冷 

Uncommon

冰冷 
冷冷 
冷冷清清 
冷冻 (冷凍)
冷却 (冷卻)
冷天 
冷战 (冷戰)
冷暖 
冷暖自知 
冷水 
冷淡 
冷清 
冷眼 
冷笑 
冷艳 (冷艷)
冷落 
冷藏 
冷血 
冷酷 
冷酷无情 (冷酷無情)
冷面 
天冷 
心灰意冷 
发冷 (發冷)
阴冷 (陰冷)

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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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