• 850th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 247 words
  • Component in 226 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Yu2)surname Yu
2. (yu2)fish • CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yu2)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

三文鱼 (三文魚)
捕鱼 (捕魚)
章鱼 (章魚)
金鱼 (金魚)
鱼丸 (魚丸)
鱼片 (魚片)
鱼头 (魚頭)
鱿鱼 (魷魚)
鲍鱼 (鮑魚)
鲤鱼 (鯉魚)
鲨鱼 (鯊魚)
鲸鱼 (鯨魚)
鲫鱼 (鯽魚)
鳄鱼 (鱷魚)

Uncommon

人鱼 (人魚)
墨鱼 (墨魚)
大鱼大肉 (大魚大肉)
如鱼得水 (如魚得水)
带鱼 (帶魚)
打鱼 (打魚)
摸鱼 (摸魚)
木鱼 (木魚)
桂鱼 (桂魚)
沉鱼落雁 (沉魚落雁)
沙丁鱼 (沙丁魚)
炒鱿鱼 (炒魷魚)
热带鱼 (熱帶魚)
糖醋鱼 (糖醋魚)
美人鱼 (美人魚)
临渊羡鱼 (臨淵羨魚)
草鱼 (草魚)
金枪鱼 (金槍魚)
钓鱼 (釣魚)
钓鱼岛 (釣魚島)
钓鱼台 (釣魚臺)
青鱼 (青魚)
飞鱼 (飛魚)
鱼子 (魚子)
鱼子酱 (魚子醬)
鱼尾 (魚尾)
鱼尾纹 (魚尾紋)
鱼排 (魚排)
鱼死网破 (魚死網破)
鱼水 (魚水)
鱼池 (魚池)
鱼种 (魚種)
鱼竿 (魚竿)
鱼米之乡 (魚米之鄉)
鱼网 (魚網)
鱼缸 (魚缸)
鱼翅 (魚翅)
鱼肚 (魚肚)
鱼肚白 (魚肚白)
鱼肝油 (魚肝油)
鱼腩 (魚腩)
鱼钩 (魚鉤)
鱼雷 (魚雷)
鱼类 (魚類)
鱼饵 (魚餌)
鱼骨 (魚骨)
鱼鳞 (魚鱗)
鱼龙 (魚龍)
鲅鱼 (鮁魚)
鲑鱼 (鮭魚)
鲭鱼 (鯖魚)
鲳鱼 (鯧魚)
鲮鱼 (鯪魚)
鲶鱼 (鯰魚)
鳗鱼 (鰻魚)
鳕鱼 (鱈魚)
鳟鱼 (鱒魚)
鳝鱼 (鱔魚)
鳜鱼 (鱖魚)
鲈鱼 (鱸魚)
咸鱼 (鹹魚)
黄花鱼 (黃花魚)
黄鱼 (黃魚)

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  • 37th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.33% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 1376 words
  • Component in 109 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (zi3)son • child • seed • egg • small thing • 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat • Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
2. zi (zi5)(noun suffix)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (zi3)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (zi3)The component is pronounced as '' (zi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for (zi3)The component is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for zi (zi5)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for zi (zi5)The component is pronounced as '' (zi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
6. Pronunciation clue for zi (zi5)The component is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

儿子 (兒子)
女子 
妻子 
孩子 
房子 
日子 
样子 (樣子)
狮子 (獅子)
狮子座 (獅子座)
王子 
男子 
老子 
肚子 
脑子 (腦子)
辈子 (輩子)
双子 (雙子)
鞋子 
饺子 (餃子)
鼻子 

Uncommon

一下子 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一阵子 (一陣子)
上辈子 (上輩子)
下辈子 (下輩子)
丸子 
仙子 
份子 
分子 (份子)
位子 
例子 
个子 (個子)
傻子 
兔子 
公子 
凳子 
刀子 
刷子 
勺子 
包子 
包饺子 (包餃子)
半辈子 (半輩子)
卷子 
口子 
句子 
君子 
呆子 
呢子 
单子 (單子)
嗓子 
因子 
圈子 
圆子 (圓子)
夜猫子 (夜貓子)
大肚子 
天子 
太子 
夹子 (夾子)
妮子 
妹子 
侄子 (姪子)
娃子 
婊子 
嫂子 
娘子 (孃子)
子女 
子孙 (子孫)
子宫 (子宮)
子弹 (子彈)
子时 (子時)
孔子 
孩子们 (孩子們)
孩子气 (孩子氣)
孙子 (孫子)
学子 (學子)
家子 
小伙子 
小子 
屋子 
帖子 
帽子 
弟子 
影子 
性子 
扇子 
才子 
才子佳人 
拉肚子 
曲子 
月子 
本子 
村子 
杯子 
林子 
果子 
架子 
柚子 
柱子 
柿子 
栗子 
格子 
桃子 
桌子 
桔子 
梅子 
梨子 
梯子 
棋子 
棍子 
棒子 
椅子 
椰子 
榛子 
乐子 (樂子)
橘子 
橙子 
柜子 (櫃子)
段子 
母子 
毯子 
沙子 
浪子 
汉子 (漢子)
燕子 
爪子 
父子 
片子 
牌子 
猴子 
瓜子 
瓶子 
生子 
男子汉 (男子漢)
痞子 
疯子 (瘋子)
瘦子 
皇子 
盒子 
盘子 (盤子)
看样子 (看樣子)
瞎子 
种子 (種子)
稿子 
窗子 
童子 
竹子 
笛子 
筷子 
箱子 
笼子 (籠子)
粽子 
精子 
团子 (糰子)
绳子 (繩子)
罐子 
老妈子 (老媽子)
老样子 (老樣子)
老头子 (老頭子)
耗子 
肚子痛 
胖子 
脖子 
肠子 (腸子)
胆子 (膽子)
茄子 
叶子 (葉子)
盖子 (蓋子)
莲子 (蓮子)
蚊子 
虫子 (蟲子)
蝎子 (蠍子)
袋子 
袖子 
被子 
裙子 
裤子 (褲子)
袜子 (襪子)
亲子 (親子)
豆子 
豹子 
贩子 (販子)
赤子 
身子 
车子 (車子)
轮子 (輪子)
辣子 
辫子 (辮子)
游子 (遊子)
金子 
钉子 (釘子)
扣子 (釦子)
银子 (銀子)
锤子 (錘子)
链子 (鏈子)
镜子 (鏡子)
院子 
阵子 (陣子)
双子座 (雙子座)
电子 (電子)
电子书 (電子書)
面子 
靴子 
鞭子 
领子 (領子)
风信子 (風信子)
饿肚子 (餓肚子)
馆子 (館子)
骗子 (騙子)
骡子 (騾子)
骨子 
骰子 
胡子 (鬍子)
鬼子 
鸭子 (鴨子)
鸽子 (鴿子)
点子 (點子)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.