1. 錫
  2. 箔
  3. 紙

錫

Previous (俘)Next (卑)
  • 2054th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
錫→
金易
2Radical
錫→
金metal/gold日sun/day勹wrapNo glyph available
3Graphical
錫→
人一一丨一丷口一㇆㇒㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xī (xi1)tin (chemistry) • to bestow • to confer • to grant • Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 錫 xī (xi1)The component 易 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 錫 xī (xi1)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

无锡 (無錫)

Uncommon

刘禹锡 (劉禹錫)
无锡市 (無錫市)
锡山 (錫山)
锡山区 (錫山區)
锡林浩特 (錫林浩特)
锡兰 (錫蘭)
麦肯锡 (麥肯錫)

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箔

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Previous (簦)Next (咝)
  • 4350th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
箔→
⺮泊
2Radical
箔→
⺮bamboo氵water白white
3Graphical
箔→
⺮⺀㇀口一㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bó (bo2)bamboo screen • door screen • metal foil • leaf • sheet • tinsel

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 箔 bó (bo2)The component 泊 is pronounced as 'bó' (bo2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 箔 bó (bo2)The component 泊 is pronounced as 'pō' (po1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 箔 bó (bo2)The component 白 is pronounced as 'bái' (bai2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

金箔 

Uncommon

铝箔 (鋁箔)
锡箔 (錫箔)
锡箔纸 (錫箔紙)

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紙

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  • 1018th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
紙→
糹氏
2Radical
紙→
糹silk氏clan
3Graphical
紙→
㇛丶丶㇒㇗㇂一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǐ (zhi3)paper • CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2] • classifier for documents, letter etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 紙 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 氏 is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 紙 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 氏 is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

报纸 (報紙)
壁纸 (壁紙)

Uncommon

信纸 (信紙)
剪纸 (剪紙)
图纸 (圖紙)
宣纸 (宣紙)
废纸 (廢紙)
折纸 (摺紙)
烧纸 (燒紙)
墙纸 (牆紙)
纸婚 (紙婚)
纸巾 (紙巾)
纸币 (紙幣)
纸张 (紙張)
纸杯 (紙杯)
纸板 (紙板)
纸条 (紙條)
纸片 (紙片)
纸牌 (紙牌)
纸箱 (紙箱)
纸醉金迷 (紙醉金迷)
纸鹤 (紙鶴)
卫生纸 (衛生紙)
贴纸 (貼紙)
造纸 (造紙)
餐巾纸 (餐巾紙)

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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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