• 3538th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chú (chu2)a hoe • to hoe or dig • to weed • to get rid of

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chú (chu2)The component is pronounced as 'zhù' (zhu4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

锄奸 (鋤奸)

Uncommon

锄头 (鋤頭)

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  • 1989th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)wicked • crafty • traitor • variant of 姦|奸[jian1]
2. jiān (jian1)to fornicate • to defile • adultery • rape

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

强奸 (強姦)

Uncommon

奸商 
奸诈 (奸詐)
奸情 (姦情)
奸雄 (姦雄)
汉奸 (漢奸)
轮奸 (輪姦)
锄奸 (鋤奸)

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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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