• 24th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.45% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 210 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shuì (shui4)to canvass • to persuade • see 遊說|游说[you2 shui4], to canvass and 說客|说客[shui4 ke4], persuasive speaker
2. shuō (shuo1)to speak • to say • to explain • to scold • to tell off • a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shuì (shui4)The component is pronounced as 'duì' (dui4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

来说 (來說)
传说 (傳說)
小说 (小說)
据说 (據說)
说出 (說出)
说好 (說好)
说明 (說明)
说话 (說話)

Uncommon

再说 (再說)
演说 (演說)
无话可说 (無話可說)
总的来说 (總的來說)
听说 (聽說)
胡说 (胡說)
解说 (解說)
诉说 (訴說)
话说 (話說)
说不定 (說不定)
说唱 (說唱)
说教 (說教)
说明书 (說明書)
说服 (說服)
说法 (說法)
说亲 (說親)
说说 (說說)
说谎 (說謊)
说起 (說起)
说道 (說道)
谈天说地 (談天說地)
述说 (述說)

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  • 82nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 223 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hǎo (hao3)good • well • proper • good to • easy to • very • so • (suffix indicating completion or readiness) • to be in love (e.g. 学姐,你跟他好了,就不怕代沟么?)
2. hào (hao4)to be fond of • to have a tendency to • to be prone to

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

好久 
好像 
好友 
好多 
好好 
好看 
美好 

Uncommon

刚好 (剛好)
友好 
只好 
好不容易 
好似 
好吃 
好喝 
好在 
好奇 
好几 (好幾)
好心 
好意思 
好玩 
好用 
好笑 
好听 (好聽)
好色 
好处 (好處)
好运 (好運)
安好 
幸好 
爱好 (愛好)
爱好者 (愛好者)
最好 
正好 
看好 
良好 
亲朋好友 (親朋好友)
讨好 (討好)
说好 (說好)
还好 (還好)

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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.