• 1034th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 192 words
  • Component in 36 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (gu3)bone

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (gu3)The component is pronounced as 'guǎ' (gua3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (gu3)The component is pronounced as '' (gu3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

刻骨铭心 (刻骨銘心)
排骨 
骨子 
骨头 (骨頭)

Uncommon

傲骨 
伤筋动骨 (傷筋動骨)
刺骨 
刻骨 
彻骨 (徹骨)
恨之入骨 
毛骨悚然 
甲骨文 
白骨 
筋骨 
粉身碎骨 
肋骨 
脱胎换骨 (脫胎換骨)
贱骨头 (賤骨頭)
软骨 (軟骨)
锁骨 (鎖骨)
露骨 
颧骨 (顴骨)
风骨 (風骨)
骨干 (骨幹)
骨感 
骨折 
骨朵 
骨架 
骨气 (骨氣)
骨灰 
骨灰盒 
骨牌 
骨盆 
骨科 
骨肉 
骨血 
骨骼 
骨髓 
鱼骨 (魚骨)
龙骨 (龍骨)

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  • 1838th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shòu (shou4)thin • to lose weight • (of clothing) tight • (of meat) lean • (of land) unproductive

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shòu (shou4)The component is pronounced as 'sǒu' (sou3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shòu (shou4)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for shòu (shou4)The component is pronounced as 'yòu' (you4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

瘦身 

Uncommon

消瘦 
瘦子 
瘦肉 
瘦肉精 

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  • 67th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.23% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 231 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ru2)as • as if • such as

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ru2)The component is pronounced as '' (ru3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

如何 
如果 
如此 

Uncommon

一如既往 
不如 
例如 
假如 
如下 
如今 
如来 (如來)
如同 
如意 
如愿 (如願)
比如 
犹如 (猶如)
万事如意 (萬事如意)

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  • 1978th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 33 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chái (Chai2)surname Chai
2. chái (chai2)firewood • lean (of meat) • thin (of a person)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

火柴 

Uncommon

劈柴 
柴可夫斯基 
柴油 
柴火 
柴米油盐 (柴米油鹽)
骨瘦如柴 

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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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