Spot 业
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
业 component
yè · business, profession; to study, to work
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 业
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue业Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 业 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
显=
日
虚=
虍
壶=
士+冖
亚=
一
邺=
+阝
丵=
+丷+干
菐=
+艹
黹=
業=
+未
對=
+羊+寸
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 业 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
亚洲Yàzhōu
Asia
HSK 3.0 · L4明显míngxiǎnclear
HSK 3.0 · L5显得xiǎndeto seem
HSK 3.0 · L5显然xiǎnránclearly
HSK 3.0 · L5显示xiǎnshìto show
HSK 3.0 · L5虚心xūxīnopen-minded
HSK 3.0 · L5壶húpot
HSK 3.0 · L6谦虚qiānxūmodest
HSK 3.0 · L6显xiǎnto make visible
HSK 3.0 · L6显著xiǎnzhùoutstanding
HSK 3.0 · L6亚军yàjūnsecond place
HSK 3.0 · L6不亚于búyàyúno less than
HSK 3.0 · L7-9