• 2002nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chóu (chou2)to entertain • to repay • to return • to reward • to compensate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chóu (chou2)The component is pronounced as 'zhōu' (zhou1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chóu (chou2)The component is pronounced as 'yǒu' (you3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

应酬 (應酬)
酬宾 (酬賓)

Uncommon

报酬 (報酬)
天道酬勤 
薪酬 
酬劳 (酬勞)
酬谢 (酬謝)

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  • 1532nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 74 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bīn (bin1)visitor • guest • object (in grammar)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bīn (bin1)The component is pronounced as 'bīng' (bing1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

嘉宾 (嘉賓)
菲律宾 (菲律賓)
宾馆 (賓館)
酬宾 (酬賓)

Uncommon

来宾 (來賓)
国宾 (國賓)
外宾 (外賓)
宜宾 (宜賓)
相敬如宾 (相敬如賓)
贵宾 (貴賓)
贵宾室 (貴賓室)
宾利 (賓利)
宾客 (賓客)
宾阳 (賓陽)
迎宾 (迎賓)

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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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