• 2433rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 56 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhóu (zhou2)axis • axle
2. zhòu (zhou4)see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[ya1 zhou4 xi4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhóu (zhou2)The component is pronounced as 'yóu' (you2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhòu (zhou4)The component is pronounced as 'yóu' (you2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

主轴 (主軸)
卷轴 (卷軸)
对称轴 (對稱軸)
轴承 (軸承)
连轴转 (連軸轉)

Uncommon

中轴 (中軸)
中轴线 (中軸線)
传动轴 (傳動軸)
凸轮轴 (凸輪軸)
同轴 (同軸)
地轴 (地軸)
压轴戏 (壓軸戲)
画轴 (畫軸)
线轴 (線軸)
自转轴 (自轉軸)
车轴 (車軸)
轴突 (軸突)
轴线 (軸線)
轴距 (軸距)
轮轴 (輪軸)
转轴 (轉軸)

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  • 484th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 65 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (tu1)to dash • to move forward quickly • to bulge • to protrude • to break through • to rush out • sudden • Taiwan pr. [tu2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

突然 

Uncommon

突出 
突击 (突擊)
突然间 (突然間)
突破 
冲突 (衝突)

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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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