1. 茨

茨

Previous (肌)Next (壳)
  • 1933rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 39 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
茨→
艹次
2Radical
茨→
艹grass冫ice欠yawn
3Graphical
茨→
艹丶㇀⺈人

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cí (ci2)Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) • to thatch (a roof)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 茨 cí (ci2)The component 次 is pronounced as 'cì' (ci4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 茨 cí (ci2)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

盖茨 (蓋茨)

Uncommon

弗罗茨瓦夫 (弗羅茨瓦夫)
波茨坦 
罗伯茨 (羅伯茨)
美因茨 
茨城 
茨菰 
盖茨比 (蓋茨比)
萨尔茨堡 (薩爾茨堡)
阿尔茨海默氏症 (阿爾茨海默氏症)
霍格沃茨 
霍洛维茨 (霍洛維茨)

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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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