• 362nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 89 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qīn (qin1)parent • one's own (flesh and blood) • relative • related • marriage • bride • close • intimate • in person • first-hand • in favor of • pro- • to kiss
2. qìng (qing4)parents-in-law of one's offspring

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qīn (qin1)The component is pronounced as 'qīn' (qin1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for qīn (qin1)The component is pronounced as 'qìng' (qing4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for qìng (qing4)The component is pronounced as 'qīn' (qin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for qìng (qing4)The component is pronounced as 'qìng' (qing4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

母亲 (母親)
父亲 (父親)
相亲 (相親)
 ()
亲爱 (親愛)
亲戚 (親戚)

Medium Frequency

探亲 (探親)
亲人 (親人)
亲切 (親切)
亲友 (親友)
亲口 (親口)
亲吻 (親吻)
亲子 (親子)
亲家 (親家)
亲密 (親密)
亲情 (親情)
亲手 (親手)
亲朋好友 (親朋好友)
亲生 (親生)
亲眼 (親眼)
亲笔 (親筆)
亲自 (親自)
亲亲 (親親)
亲身 (親身)
亲近 (親近)
说亲 (說親)
走亲访友 (走親訪友)
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  • 143rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 278 words
  • Component in 353 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǒu (shou3)hand • (formal) to hold • person engaged in certain types of work • person skilled in certain types of work • personal(ly) • convenient • CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shǒu (shou3)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

分手 
 
手机 (手機)

Medium Frequency

一手 
上手 
下手 
二手 
二手房 
人手 
伸手 
凶手 (兇手)
入手 
出手 
到手 
助手 
动手 (動手)
右手 
射手 
射手座 
对手 (對手)
左手 
帮手 (幫手)
手下 
手册 (手冊)
手动 (手動)
手势 (手勢)
手套 
手工 
手心 
手指 
手掌 
手提包 
手段 
手气 (手氣)
手法 
手稿 
手续 (手續)
手续费 (手續費)
手腕 
手脚 (手腳)
手臂 
手艺 (手藝)
手术 (手術)
手表 (手錶)
手链 (手鏈)
手镯 (手鐲)
手头 (手頭)
把手 
拉手 
招手 
拿手 
握手 
挥手 (揮手)
携手 (攜手)
放手 
新手 
枪手 (槍手)
歌手 
杀手 (殺手)
洗手 
牵手 (牽手)
联手 (聯手)
能手 
举手 (舉手)
举手投足 (舉手投足)
着手 (著手)
亲手 (親手)
选手 (選手)
随手 (隨手)
顺手 (順手)
高手 
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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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