1. 適
  2. 可
  3. 而
  4. 止

適

Previous (药)Next (波)
  • 662nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
適→
辶啇
2Radical
適→
辶walk亠lid丷eight/divide欠yawn子child
3Graphical
適→
丶㇆㇝一丶丷⺈人㇇亅一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (Shi4)surname Shi
2. shì (shi4)to fit • suitable • proper • just (now) • comfortable • well • to go • to follow or pursue

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 適 shì (shi4)The component 啇 is pronounced as 'dí' (di2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 適 shì (shi4)The component 子 is pronounced as 'zǐ' (zi3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 適 shì (shi4)The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

合适 (合適)
适合 (適合)
适应 (適應)

Uncommon

不适 (不適)
舒适 (舒適)
适宜 (適宜)
适度 (適度)
适时 (適時)
适用 (適用)
适当 (適當)
适量 (適量)

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可

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

Decomposition

1Once
可→
丁口
2Radical
可→
一one亅hook口mouth
3Graphical
可→
一亅口

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

Appears In

可 also appears in:
何阿奇河哥呵柯苛珂诃轲坷舸岢疴哿蚵鲄砢钶袔竒跒軻魺

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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而

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Previous (能)Next (子)
  • 36th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.34% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 221 words
  • Component in 41 characters

Decomposition

1Once
而→
丆𦉫
2Radical
而→
而beard
3Graphical
而→
一丿冂丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ér (er2)and • as well as • and so • but (not) • yet (not) • (indicates causal relation) • (indicates change of state) • (indicates contrast)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 而 ér (er2)The component 而 is pronounced as 'ér' (er2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

而 also appears in:
而需端瑞耐喘儒耍斋揣懦蠕惴湍孺嚅糯踹濡颛繻遄鸸薷粫襦恧鲕颥臑緛顬羺耎顓稬腨輀耑胹貒

Example Words

Common

反而 
然而 
而且 
而已 

Uncommon

不劳而获 (不勞而獲)
不期而遇 
不约而同 (不約而同)
不言而喻 
久而久之 
半途而废 (半途而廢)
可想而知 
因人而异 (因人而異)
因而 
失而复得 (失而復得)
从而 (從而)
时而 (時而)
死而后已 (死而後已)
满载而归 (滿載而歸)
继而 (繼而)
而今 
脱口而出 (脫口而出)
脱颖而出 (脫穎而出)
自然而然 
视而不见 (視而不見)
轻而易举 (輕而易舉)
周而复始 (週而復始)
进而 (進而)
适可而止 (適可而止)
随遇而安 (隨遇而安)

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止

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Previous (诉)Next (细)
  • 596th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 103 characters

Decomposition

1Once
止→
⺊丄
2Radical
止→
止stop
3Graphical
止→
丨一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǐ (zhi3)to stop • to prohibit • until • only

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 止 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

止 also appears in:
些此正政步证整企武止征肯嘴延涉症御频紫赋齿惩址柴诞歧扯耻怔歪雌斌卸焉涩濒趾啃徙嫣鹉蜒涎筵罡疵夔芷祉龇蔫髭颦砦鄢呲陟眦赀骘訾屣頻赟阯蘋贇钲埏茈跐賦齒頉鱥綖禦眥蓰觜顪蜑莚胔駳鋋讈誕藶鯅貲碔籞鴜衘蘌硟穢証鐬飺踄齜

Example Words

Common

停止 
为止 (為止)
禁止 
防止 
阻止 

Uncommon

不止 
制止 
截止 
止咳 
止境 
止步 
止痛 
止痛药 (止痛藥)
止血 
终止 (終止)
举止 (舉止)
观止 (觀止)
适可而止 (適可而止)
静止 (靜止)

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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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