• 903rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōng (Zhong1)surname Zhong
2. zhōng (zhong1)handleless cup • goblet • to concentrate • variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]
3. zhōng (zhong1)variant of 鍾|钟
4. zhōng (zhong1)clock • o'clock • time as measured in hours and minutes • bell • CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

分钟 (分鐘)

Uncommon

时钟 (時鐘)
生物钟 (生物鐘)
秒钟 (秒鐘)
钟情 (鍾情)
钟爱 (鍾愛)
钟楼 (鐘樓)
钟表 (鐘錶)
钟头 (鐘頭)
钟点 (鐘點)
闹钟 (鬧鐘)
点钟 (點鐘)

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  • 1156th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎi (bai3)to arrange • to exhibit • to move to and fro • a pendulum

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bǎi (bai3)The component is pronounced as '' (ba4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for bǎi (bai3)The component is pronounced as 'ba' (ba5). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

摇摆 (搖擺)
摆放 (擺放)
摆脱 (擺脫)
显摆 (顯擺)

Uncommon

下摆 (下擺)
大摇大摆 (大搖大擺)
摇摆不定 (搖擺不定)
摆出 (擺出)
摆动 (擺動)
摆地摊 (擺地攤)
摆布 (擺布)
摆平 (擺平)
摆弄 (擺弄)
摆手 (擺手)
摆摊 (擺攤)
摆明 (擺明)
摆渡 (擺渡)
摆满 (擺滿)
摆设 (擺設)
摆阔 (擺闊)
钟摆 (鐘擺)

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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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