• 206th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 173 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chǔ (chu3)to reside • to live • to dwell • to be in • to be situated at • to stay • to get along with • to be in a position of • to deal with • to discipline • to punish
2. chù (chu4)place • location • spot • point • office • department • bureau • respect • classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chǔ (chu3)The component is pronounced as 'chǔ' (chu3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for chǔ (chu3)The component is pronounced as '' (hu1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for chù (chu4)The component is pronounced as 'chǔ' (chu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for chù (chu4)The component is pronounced as '' (hu1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

何处 (何處)
到处 (到處)
四处 (四處)
好处 (好處)
深处 (深處)
相处 (相處)
处女 (處女)
处于 (處於)
处理 (處理)
处处 (處處)

Uncommon

住处 (住處)
共处 (共處)
出处 (出處)
判处 (判處)
别处 (別處)
去处 (去處)
地处 (地處)
坏处 (壞處)
害处 (害處)
患处 (患處)
某处 (某處)
查处 (查處)
此处 (此處)
无处 (無處)
无处不在 (無處不在)
独处 (獨處)
用处 (用處)
痛处 (痛處)
益处 (益處)
短处 (短處)
私处 (私處)
绝处逢生 (絕處逢生)
处世 (處世)
处事 (處事)
处分 (處分)
处境 (處境)
处女座 (處女座)
处方 (處方)
处理器 (處理器)
处男 (處男)
处置 (處置)
处罚 (處罰)
处长 (處長)
身处 (身處)
办事处 (辦事處)
远处 (遠處)
长处 (長處)
随处 (隨處)
难处 (難處)
高处 (高處)

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  • 1213th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (fa2)to punish • to penalize

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

惩罚 (懲罰)
罪与罚 (罪與罰)
罚款 (罰款)

Uncommon

刑罚 (刑罰)
罚单 (罰單)
罚球 (罰球)
罚站 (罰站)
处罚 (處罰)

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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.