1. 裁
  2. 縫

裁

Previous (距)Next (偏)
  • 1201st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
裁→
𢦏衣
2Radical
裁→
土earth戈spear衣clothes
3Graphical
裁→
一丨一戈一丶㇒㇗冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cái (cai2)to cut out (as a dress) • to cut • to trim • to reduce • to diminish • to cut back (e.g. on staff) • decision • judgment

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

剪裁 
总裁 (總裁)
裁判 

Uncommon

别出心裁 (別出心裁)
制裁 
副总裁 (副總裁)
独裁 (獨裁)
独裁者 (獨裁者)
裁剪 
裁员 (裁員)
裁定 
裁决 (裁決)
裁缝 (裁縫)

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縫

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Previous (锐)Next (悔)
  • 1849th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
縫→
糹逢
2Radical
縫→
糹silk辶walk夂go一one二two丨line
3Graphical
縫→
㇛丶丶丶㇆㇝㇇㇏㇒一二丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. féng (feng2)to sew • to stitch
2. fèng (feng4)seam • crack • narrow slit • CL:道[dao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 縫 féng (feng2)The component 逢 is pronounced as 'féng' (feng2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 縫 féng (feng2)The component 糹 is pronounced as 'fill' (fill). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 縫 fèng (feng4)The component 逢 is pronounced as 'féng' (feng2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 縫 fèng (feng4)The component 糹 is pronounced as 'fill' (fill). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

缝隙 (縫隙)
裁缝 (裁縫)
裂缝 (裂縫)

Uncommon

夹缝 (夾縫)
接缝 (接縫)
无缝 (無縫)
牙缝 (牙縫)
绗缝 (絎縫)
缝合 (縫合)
缝纫 (縫紉)
缝纫机 (縫紉機)
缝线 (縫線)
缝补 (縫補)
缝制 (縫製)
缝针 (縫針)
见缝插针 (見縫插針)

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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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