1. 蜡
  2. 笔
  3. 小
  4. 新

蜡

Previous (敞)Next (囚)
  • 2588th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蜡→
虫昔
2Radical
蜡→
虫insect艹grass一one日sun/day
3Graphical
蜡→
口丨𠂉艹一口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. là (la4)candle • wax

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
蜡的是我这
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Example Words

Common

蜡烛 (蠟燭)
蜡笔 (蠟筆)
蜡笔小新 (蠟筆小新)

Uncommon

石蜡 (石蠟)
蜜蜡 (蜜蠟)
蜡像馆 (蠟像館)
发蜡 (髮蠟)

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笔

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Previous (莫)Next (亡)
  • 954th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 132 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
笔→
⺮毛
2Radical
笔→
⺮bamboo毛fur/hair
3Graphical
笔→
⺮㇒二乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǐ (bi3)pen • pencil • writing brush • to write or compose • the strokes of Chinese characters • classifier for sums of money, deals • CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
笔的是我这
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Appears In

笔 also appears in:
滗

Example Words

Common

笔记 (筆記)
笔记本 (筆記本)
蜡笔 (蠟筆)
蜡笔小新 (蠟筆小新)
亲笔 (親筆)
铅笔 (鉛筆)

Uncommon

一笔勾销 (一筆勾銷)
下笔 (下筆)
伏笔 (伏筆)
圆珠笔 (圓珠筆)
执笔 (執筆)
妙笔生花 (妙筆生花)
提笔 (提筆)
败笔 (敗筆)
文笔 (文筆)
毛笔 (毛筆)
煞笔 (煞筆)
画笔 (畫筆)
眉笔 (眉筆)
神笔 (神筆)
笔名 (筆名)
笔尖 (筆尖)
笔战 (筆戰)
笔挺 (筆挺)
笔架 (筆架)
笔法 (筆法)
笔画 (筆畫)
笔直 (筆直)
笔筒 (筆筒)
笔者 (筆者)
笔触 (筆觸)
笔试 (筆試)
笔迹 (筆跡)
笔录 (筆錄)
笔头 (筆頭)
粉笔 (粉筆)
落笔 (落筆)
铅笔盒 (鉛筆盒)
钢笔 (鋼筆)
随笔 (隨筆)

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小

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  • 83rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 483 words
  • Component in 343 characters

Decomposition

1Once
小→
亅八
2Radical
小→
小small
3Graphical
小→
亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiǎo (xiao3)small • tiny • few • young

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 小 xiǎo (xiao3)The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
小的是我这
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Appears In

小 also appears in:
就你小将新原东条尔少步亲影示称除陈京杀愿乐惊省源您余景沙杂督孙途蒋涉妙茶徐尖叔肃频凉叙穆逊尘涂寂弥斜掠萧劣秒吵谅莎冻薪琼抄僚刹啸寨戚雀隙纱炒鲸淑钞烁栋砂渺濒椒潇涤砾撩箫缭鲨憬潦玺晾荼锵蹙椋燎荪馀迩娑瞭鹫镣嘁缈搽寮獠嘹猕铩栎弑裟颦绦槭蹴颢灏挲跞蜍鹩溆螈胨僦铄榇菽鸫陟滁狲痧塬眇尕祢杪骘桫岽黥纛頻雜餘鲦篠狳泺蘋轹膫顣骕耖臏鳉閷鱥酴親麨螀紗髿齋踧辌覍閯顪鷲麖願蠙鰷脎蹽鯋苶磩稌緲逤繚覙賓髕県雑綡蔱尜鐐竂穢縣諒釥鐬鬢鯊踄蓧隲篨縧鯨当常光党消尚掌销堂偿稍悄赏锁躺尝辉档削晃耀挡肖倘撑哨趟棠屑恍敞梢琐裳膛俏峭淌鞘硝霄宵嫦幌逍捎胱瞠裆螳铛觥咣诮傥艄氅谠绱蹚徜魈樘唢榍筲绡镗蛸惝鲿銧桄鐣潲黨銷睄箾陗矘鎖鼞耥趙鞝黋矟賞輝硄讜踃鏿闛鞺簹鎲颵礑学应觉兴验举脸险检剑签誉搅捡俭敛睑殓榉鲎硷佥喾泶裣莶潋黉猃鸴脳覚

Example Words

Common

小品 
小姐 
小孩 
小学 (小學)
小小 
小心 
小时 (小時)
小时候 (小時候)
小说 (小說)

Uncommon

大大小小 
大小 
大街小巷 
小三 
小丑 
小事 
小伙 
小伙子 
小便 
小偷 
小儿 (小兒)
小区 (小區)
小吃 
小型 
小妹 
小姑 
小姨 
小子 
小孩儿 (小孩兒)
小学生 (小學生)
小屋 
小巧 
小巷 
小店 
小弟 
小弟弟 
小心眼 
小心翼翼 
小憩 
小提琴 
小于 (小於)
小朋友 
小样 (小樣)
小气 (小氣)
小狗 
小看 
小米 
小精灵 (小精靈)
小组 (小組)
小声 (小聲)
小脚 (小腳)
小腹 
小腿 
小菜 
小菜一碟 
小号 (小號)
小贩 (小販)
小资 (小資)
小车 (小車)
小道 
小金 
小鸡 (小雞)
小雨 
小雪 
小青年 
小马 (小馬)
小鬼 
小麦 (小麥)
小鼠 
微小 
渺小 
狭小 (狹小)
缩小 (縮小)
胆小 (膽小)
胆小鬼 (膽小鬼)
蜡笔小新 (蠟筆小新)
邓小平 (鄧小平)

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新

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Previous (或)Next (己)
  • 161st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.13% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 452 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
新→
亲斤
2Radical
新→
立stand erect十ten小small斤axe
3Graphical
新→
一丶丷一一丨亅八丿㇒一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xīn (Xin1)abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]
2. xīn (xin1)new • newly • meso- (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 新 xīn (xin1)The component 亲 is pronounced as 'qīn' (qin1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 新 xīn (xin1)The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 新 xīn (xin1)The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jīn' (jin1). It has the same pinyin final.
新的是我这
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Appears In

新 also appears in:
薪

Example Words

Common

新年 
新浪 
更新 

Uncommon

全新 
刷新 
创新 (創新)
崭新 (嶄新)
新人 
新加坡 
新型 
新娘 
新婚 
新手 
新春 
新款 
新欢 (新歡)
新浪网 (新浪網)
新版 
新生 
新疆 
新禧 
新闻 (新聞)
新华 (新華)
新华网 (新華網)
新西兰 (新西蘭)
新郎 
新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
新鲜 (新鮮)
最新 
清新 
蜡笔小新 (蠟筆小新)
迎新 
重新 

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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.