• 1075th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 40 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tòu (tou4)to penetrate • to pass through • thoroughly • completely • transparent • to appear • to show

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

看透 
 
透明 
透露 

Medium Frequency

剧透 (劇透)
渗透 (滲透)
熟透 
穿透 
糟透 
透亮 
透彻 (透徹)
透支 
透视 (透視)
透过 (透過)
透顶 (透頂)
通透 
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  • 437th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 21 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (Zhi1)surname Zhi
2. zhī (zhi1)to support • to sustain • to erect • to raise • branch • division • to draw money • classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

支持 

Medium Frequency

 
支付 
支援 
支撑 (支撐)
透支 
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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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