1. 莿

莿

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  • 7434th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
莿→
艹刺
2Radical
莿→
艹grass木tree冂upside down box刂knife
3Graphical
莿→
艹一丨八冂亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cì (ci4)Urtica thunbergiana

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 莿 cì (ci4)The component 刺 is pronounced as 'cī' (ci1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 莿 cì (ci4)The component 刺 is pronounced as 'cì' (ci4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 莿 cì (ci4)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Uncommon

莿桐 

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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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