• 50th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 431 words
  • Component in 52 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li3)lining • interior • inside • internal • also written 裡|里[li3]
2. (li3)lining • interior • inside • internal • also written 裏|里[li3]
3. (Li3)Li (surname)
4. (li3)li (Chinese mile) • 500 meters (modern) • home • hometown • village • neighborhood • administrative unit

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

公里 
哪里 (哪裏)
心里 (心裡)
里面 (裡面)
这里 (這裏)
那里 (那裏)

Uncommon

三里屯 
卡路里 
可可西里 
嘴里 (嘴裡)
夜里 (夜裡)
家里 (家裡)
居里夫人 
平方公里 
心里话 (心裡話)
怀里 (懷裡)
故里 
歇斯底里 
水里 
海里 (海裡)
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
稀里糊涂 (稀裏糊塗)
稀里哗啦 (稀裡嘩啦)
糊里糊涂 (糊裡糊塗)
英里 
万里 (萬里)
里边 (裡邊)
里头 (裡頭)
乡里 (鄉里)
里程 
里程碑 
阿里 
阿里巴巴 
香格里拉 
马德里 (馬德裡)
马里奥 (馬里奧)

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  • 314th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 174 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chéng (Cheng2)surname Cheng
2. chéng (cheng2)rule • order • regulations • formula • journey • procedure • sequence

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chéng (cheng2)The component is pronounced as 'chéng' (cheng2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

全程 
启程 (啟程)
工程 
方程式 
旅程 
程度 
行程 
过程 (過程)

Uncommon

前程 
回程 
专程 (專程)
工程师 (工程師)
征程 
教程 
日程 
历程 (歷程)
流程 
程序 
程序员 (程序員)
编程 (編程)
课程 (課程)
起程 
路程 
车程 (車程)
返程 
进程 (進程)
运程 (運程)
远程 (遠程)
里程 
里程碑 

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  • 2198th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bēi (bei1)a monument • an upright stone tablet • stele • CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bēi (bei1)The component is pronounced as 'bēi' (bei1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

口碑 
墓碑 

Uncommon

有口皆碑 
石碑 
纪念碑 (紀念碑)
丰碑 (豐碑)
里程碑 

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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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