• 263rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 57 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Xu3)surname Xu
2. (xu3)to allow • to permit • to promise • to praise • somewhat • perhaps

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (xu3)The component is pronounced as '' (wu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

也许 (也許)
或许 (或許)
许多 (許多)

Uncommon

不许 (不許)
些许 (些許)
允许 (允許)
少许 (少許)
许下 (許下)
许久 (許久)
许愿 (許願)

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  • 30th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.37% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 307 words
  • Component in 25 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ke3)can • may • able to • to approve • to permit • to suit • (particle used for emphasis) certainly • very
2. (ke4)see 可汗[ke4 han2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ke3)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ke4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

可以 
可爱 (可愛)
可是 
可能 

Uncommon

可可西里 
可怕 
可耻 (可恥)
可悲 
可惜 
可恶 (可惡)
可怜 (可憐)
可乐 (可樂)
可笑 
可贵 (可貴)
可靠 
宁可 (寧可)
无懈可击 (無懈可擊)
认可 (認可)

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  • 373rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 177 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhèng (zheng4)certificate • proof • to prove • to demonstrate • to confirm

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhèng (zheng4)The component is pronounced as 'zhēng' (zheng1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhèng (zheng4)The component is pronounced as 'zhèng' (zheng4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhèng (zheng4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

保证 (保證)
签证 (簽證)
见证 (見證)
证券 (證券)
证据 (證據)
证明 (證明)
身份证 (身份證)
验证 (驗證)

Uncommon

作证 (作證)
假证 (假證)
公证 (公證)
印证 (印證)
取证 (取證)
学生证 (學生證)
居住证 (居住證)
凭证 (憑證)
房产证 (房產證)
求证 (求證)
结婚证 (結婚證)
考证 (考證)
许可证 (許可證)
认证 (認證)
论证 (論證)
证人 (證人)
证件 (證件)
证实 (證實)
证书 (證書)
证监会 (證監會)
证言 (證言)
辩证 (辯證)
通行证 (通行證)
驾驶证 (駕駛證)
验证码 (驗證碼)

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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.